I find Matt Yglesias‘ interpretation of Erik’s initial post on education reform exceedingly uncharitable, to say the least. But the crux of the issue seems to be this: Matt is suggesting that Erik is underestimating the importance of teacher quality in educational outcome, and Erik is suggesting the opposite of Matt’s evaluation. Fortunately, we don’t […]
Category: yglesias not making sense
I would that it were not necessary, but it appears that there are still those unconvinced of the power of the cat side…
Spoilers regarding the 4/29 Sopranos below… I didn’t find the Tony as Degenerate Gambler aspect of last week’s Sopranos at all troubling; they’ve made fairly clear for a while
The oft-reliable Yglesias is off his head: What do sports fans do here on the West Coast? You’ve gotten Eastern Conference playoff games starting at 4PM. You’ve got NFL games starting at 10 AM. I’m on vacation, so whatever, but this is madness. Sure, sure on more than one spring morning I’ve felt a bit […]