Monthly Archives: May 2009

May 28, 2009

Wendy Kopp, why is TFA abducting so many Hoyas?

This weekend is Mr. D’s 10-year college reunion. It’s been a while since I visited old Georgetown University, and it’ll be good to catch up with my old gang. We’re all older, fatter, balder, on more medication–but probably not wiser. … Continue reading →

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May 27, 2009

This Day in History 5/27: Sinking the Bismarck

We haven’t done one of these in a while, and since we’re covering the Second World War with my older students, this seemed appropriate. Today is the anniversary of the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck in the North Atlantic … Continue reading →

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May 26, 2009

Hold Your Gavels!: Our Top Supreme Court Rejects.

Like those of yore, Barack Obama’s infant Presidency is filled with firsts: first press conference, first foreign trip, first missile attack into a pesky Third World pariah. Now he can add his first Supreme Court nominee, with the appointment of … Continue reading →

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