Full disclosure here: I have known Anthony for many years and admire him tremendously. But beyond the personal, I would support Anthony in this race even if I had not known him. Why? 1. Anthony Guardia is the only home-grown … [Read more...]
Archives for February 19, 2014
Don Berwick is a classy guy and deserves a listen here:
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/820531 As some of you may know, I am not a member of the progressive community. But I respect the judgments of dear friends like Dr. Dave Nicholas of Virginia who was a colleague of Dr. Berwick for … [Read more...]
The Ferris Wheel: Education Policy and Educating Our Politicians
There's a great scene in the movie The Third Man. The villain Harry Lime and his erstwhile friend Holly Martins are on a ferris wheel looking down on the people below. Holly asks Harry Lime, who has been making a lot of money stealing, … [Read more...]
Free the T
If you ride the T, you already know this: decades of underfunding are really starting to take a toll on the level of service. The red line is essentially always delayed, and even previously more reliable lines are now delayed on a regular … [Read more...]