by Ken JP Stuczynski | Oct 17, 2012 | Education, Politics & Law
This really should be a two-parter. I’m going to take a strong, unpopular (unpopulist?) stance on why not everyone should be allowed to vote. But first, let’s look under the hood of the debate on voter ID. I’m not sure who is dumber or less...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Aug 14, 2012 | Business & Economics, Education, Featured, Politics & Law, Society & Culture
The woman from the TED Talk is officially my hero. The revolution in community agriculture started at a kitchen table, not on the floor of a legislative body. It was carried out without grants, permits, or even permission in some cases, and yet it captivated the...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Aug 7, 2012 | Business & Economics, Education, Society & Culture, Technology & Futurism
This is another fine example of a TED talk that demonstrates how necessity in developing nations allows for innovative, affordable solutions for even the poorest communities. And sometimes it’s built on the scrap from the rest of us …
by Barry Fagin | Jun 11, 2012 | Education, Religion & Spirituality, Science & Pseudoscience
{Published in the Colorado Springs Gazette, 4-18-08} No doubt about it, intelligent design theory belongs in the classroom. It belongs in psychology class, studied as a social phenomenon of how some people react when their beliefs contradict reality. It belongs in...
by Barry Fagin | Feb 20, 2012 | Education, Society & Culture
{Published in the Colorado Springs Gazette, 2-22-07} Critics believe vouchers are a “policy disaster” that will “destroy public education in America.” But a natural disaster has already wiped out public education in one American city, and its citizens are turning to...
by Barry Fagin | Feb 13, 2012 | Education, Society & Culture
{Published in the Colorado Springs Gazette, 2-8-07} This is Black History Month, so what better time to talk about race in America? At least, you’d think so. But most non-minority columnists won’t touch the issue. Racism and bigotry are so repulsive to sane people...
