Book Banning Could Be A Good Issue For Democrats, But It’s Not A Sure Thing

Bottom line: If the Republicans can land on a message that highlights the Democratic liabilities here then the issue won’t break as cleanly to the Democrats as people assume. I’ve mentioned before that the core Democratic political problem right now is how the party is being held hostage by its activist class. It’s not a …

Friday Fish Porn: The Good Kind Of Catfishing

Here’s Bellwether’s Ashley LiBetti out on Virginia’s Shenandoah River with a catfish she caught kayak fishing. A few things about the Shenandoah bear mentioning. It’s a lovely river and a lovely name. There is some disagreement about the etymology. It’s a Native American word that, depending who you believe, is related to person’s name, means …

Ted Preston

Very sad to report that the education world lost Ted Preston over the weekend to cancer. Ted’s been featured here on the blog and his work has as well. He was a genuinely good person and terrific colleague. With his background Ted could have done a variety of things, and he decided to turn his attention …