Regarding the operation of a club, a firm, or a governmental office, I sometimes hear the statement, “It should be run like a business.” Sounds good. But does “running like a business” apply to government? Especially to schools? Continue reading
Blog Posts and Writings Tagged: Governance
Blog 71. The War on Science
The cover of the March 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine blazes with the title, “THE WAR ON SCIENCE.” Continue reading
Blog 67. Evolution versus Revolution
A friend gently suggested that the American disparity in income and opportunity could be resolved by a socialist revolution. Continue reading
Blog 66. America’s Unreal Ideals
Among industrial nations, America is unusual, perhaps totally unique. So says political scientist John Kindgon in his small book, America the Unusual. Continue reading
Blog 65. Ambiguities of Experience
My neighbor, James G. March, wrote a little book entitled The Ambiguities of Experience*. March is emeritus professor in the departments of business, political science, and sociology at Stanford University. Continue reading
Blog 64. New rigor in education?
New research in education actually looks not only at test scores, but uses technologies of videos and eyeball-detection hardware to compile data on when kids pay attention and how learning takes place. But there are also other, more political, movements to reform public education. Continue reading
Blog 63. Hope
A scientist looks at problems to solve, not at things that are well understood and running smoothly. Continue reading
Blog 62. Conspiracy theories—making politics crazy.
As reported in Scientific American (Dec. 2014) two political scientists* at the University of Miami find that about one-third of Americans believe Obama is a foreigner, and about as many believe that the 9/11 terrorist attacks were an “inside job” by the Bush administration. Continue reading