Noah I. Dauber
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Learning to Read
Over the past few months, I have spent a fair bit of time thinking about reading and writing. I have
A Failing Grade
Yesterday's Financial Times headline said it all: "US students flunk test." Confirming what we already knew, but were afraid to
Boredom, Ambition at All-Time High
A recent poll, commissioned by the American Council on Education and conducted by researchers at UCLA, claims that our classmates,
Can Our Doubt Save Us?
I read this week's lead article in The New York Times Magazine with some skepticism and a pinch of admiration.
Children Or Premature Adults?
M onday night's ARCO Forum of Public Affairs on "Sex, Commercialism and the Disappearance of Childhood" had very little to
Beyond Personalities in Foreign Policy
U nited States foreign policy these days seems to have as much to do with personality as ideas. On Friday,
A New American Individualism
T he image of American individualism is changing from the lone cowboy on the range to the lone parent at
Moral Politics and the Polls
W atching the situation of morals in politics these days is kind of like viewing a silent slapstick film. Just
Envisioning an Education
R eaders beware! Do not be confused by Professor Paul Peterson's latest piece in this month's Commentary magazine on school
Looking for a Victim in the North Korean Famine
V ictim politics is always a confusing game. It is hard to separate out our feelings: Are we to be