Archive for February 24th, 2012
CyHawkThoughts: Basketball Talk Week 3
Is Greg Davis the new Offensive Coordinator for the Hawks? Steve and Chuck think so and they weigh in on the rumored new coach. Chuck thinks Iowa still has an outside chance of making the NCAA tournament and Steve thinks the Cyclones pretty much have a spot locked up. Find out if Chuck is a Jeremy Lin [...]
Arne Duncan the Common Core Bully
What happens when a state decides or some state legislators decide they don’t want national standards… you know the standards that were slated as optional… not pushed by the Federal government… completely developed by the states (meaning the National Governor’s Association and Council on Chief State School Officers)? Why Education Secretary Arne Duncan wishes them [...]
Why A High Turnout Is Bad For Democracy
This is going to be one of my most controversial posts so far. The subject is turnout, and why a high turnout, contrary to popular belief, isn’t really good for democracy or for anything else. First, let’s start with my basic assumptions: There are those who are interested in politics, and those who are not. [...]
