Friday, May 25, 2001
The conventional wisdom during the campaign, and during the administration's early days, was that Bush was a moderate whose shifts to the right were meant to shore up his base. Now--after his tax cut plan, his Cabinet appointments, and his environmental policy--he is widely seen as a true conservative who moderates his message only when politically forced. That's a more damaging story line--which is why the Bushies have worked so hard for more than a year to make sure the mainstream media doesn't adopt it. But now that it's becoming conventional wisdom, it's likely to stick. For one thing, it has the advantage of being true.
Posted: 1:14 PM
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Monday, May 14, 2001
It's a very big problem for white children who may think they're experiencing diversity in the country, but are only getting a taste of it. The problem for minority children is that, on average, they're growing up in neighborhoods where they are the majority, and that's not the world they will live in.
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John R. Logan in a New York Times story about the increasing segregation of American children. Logan, a sociologist at the State University of New York at Albany, was part of a study that showed children are more segregated now than in 1990, according to analysis of census data.
Posted: 9:48 PM
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Sunday, May 13, 2001
He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.
— A rather profound fortune cookie that came with dinner the other night.
Posted: 3:23 PM
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Friday, May 11, 2001
Apple has never "shown much inclination to introduce features that are the equivalent of 'kick me' signs. Too many of Microsoft's programs have insecure default settings that literally just invite hackers in."
Posted: 9:27 AM
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Tuesday, May 08, 2001
There's a tendency not to get all gassed about things: People just don't have the energy for it now. ... In the Clinton administration we worried the president would open his zipper, and in the Bush administration, they worry the president will open his mouth. The press finds it easier to cover sex than stupidity.
Posted: 7:59 PM
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