January 27 2012

Child’s Play

Carrie L Lukas

Parents mistakenly assume that trading playing time for reading time is a way to help prepare preschoolers for school, when play itself is actually an important way for kids to development necessary skills.

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January 27 2012

Parallel Lives: Ayaan Hirsi Ali And "Lady Al Qaeda"

A Nation writer has just written a book about two women. Guess which one she prefers? Phyllis Chesler is outraged. 

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January 27 2012

So How's That Arab Spring Working Out?

Let's hope somebody puts a "stop payment" on our $1.3 billion check to Egypt until our citizens are safely home.

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January 27 2012

Game On: Romney Rule Vs. Buffett Rule

At last! Romney overcomes the terrible shame of having been wildly successful and puts forward a fine defense of the capitalist system.

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January 26 2012

Peter Pan Goes To High School--And Stays...

The National Teachers Association has a plan to ensure that senior high is really senior high.

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January 26 2012

The Politics Of Envy

There are encouraging signs that Americans are not buying into the notion of envy as a civic virtue.

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January 26 2012

New School Lunch Standards Announced

Will the newly released school lunch program rules change the way kids eat?

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