Results of standardized tests released Tuesday show that controversial school reforms in Washington DC are working. New results show that DC has continued to make improvements in education performance since controversial reforms of the school system began in 2007. The
Students in San Diego middle schools and high schools will soon be asked to participate in discussion of the George Zimmerman case. The school board voted unanimously on Tuesday to allow such discussions to take place. According to ABC 10,
Last week I noted a report on a new study which found that upward mobility was more common in areas with “more two-parent households, better elementary schools and high schools, and more civic engagement, including membership in religious and community
ABC News reported Monday that the Clintons “increasingly see Anthony Weiner’s mayoral campaign as an embarrassment and potential liability, and are signaling through associates that they are eager to see him exit the race.” One anonymous source tells ABC the
The author of the NY Times profile that cleared the way for Anthony Weiner to enter the mayoral race in NYC never thought to ask Weiner if that part of his life was behind him. An editor claims this was
This is not going to be a detached report on what happened in my home town last night. It started after the US Open of surfing ended on the beach around 5pm. This is an annual event which turns the
When Sydney Leathers asked Anthony Weiner which Republican he hated the most Weiner replied Sean Hannity. The Daily Mail published portions of an exclusive interview with Sydney Leathers Monday morning. Most of the information duplicates what Leathers has already revealed
The media’s misleading edits of statements connected to the Zimmerman trial continues. Now it seems to have extended to one of the jurors in the case. Yesterday Breitbart News noted the ABC interview with Juror B29. The big news was
In response to Beinart: Second Look at Sexting?: Beinart is probably correct that Weiner is being treated differently because the “tawdry details” are available for public consideration in a way that they were not when Clinton was the subject of
The first part of Sydney Leathers’ interview with Inside Edition has aired. National Review Online posted a clip: Leathers offers herself as proof that Weiner can’t be trusted. That implies that she finds his behavior problematic and even disqualifying from
Juror B29, whose first name is Maddy, has given an interview to ABC’s Robin Roberts in which she says Zimmerman “got away with murder.” Maddy, who was the only minority on the jury, says she was initially for finding Zimmerman
The anger being directed at George Zimmerman has spilled over into death threats against a man with a similar name in Florida. George Zimmermann (two n’s) is a retired pastor living in Florida’s Volusia county. He is 78 years old.
Anthony Weiner gave a press conference today in which he said he has had three “sexting” relationships since resigning from office in 2011. According to Politico, Weiner was asked how many times he had engaged in sexting since resigning and
In 1965 Detroit produced a 20 minute film designed to sell itself to the Olympic Committee which would choose where to host the games in 1968. Watching it in retrospect it’s amazing how far the city has fallen in 50
The Orlando Sentinel has published 911 calls which came in after a car crash in Sanford, Florida on July 17th. George Zimmerman was identified by one of the victims as one of two people who helped pull his family from
Anthony Weiner’s staff issued a statement confirming that chats published by The Dirty under the name Carlos Danger were in fact written by him. Business Insider published the statement which began “I said that other texts and photos were likely
This chart created by Business Insider shows why Chris Christie is unique among potential candidates in 2016. Business Insider took polling data from a Quinnipiac survey of Iowa voters and created the chart. What it shows is that Christie is
The gossip site The Dirty claims to have uncovered new message exchanges between Anthony Weiner–under the pseudonym Carlos Danger–and a 22-year old woman who wishes to remain anonymous. The Dirty posted a statement from the woman (warning there is a
The “Justice for Trayvon” rally in LA Saturday lasted about two hours. I shot about an hour of video and have now trimmed that down to around 5 minutes. As you’ll see, the speakers were all over the map. Some
Nate Silver has left the NY Times for a high profile spot at ESPN. Today the Times’ Public Editor explains that Silver never really fit into the Times’ culture: I don’t think Nate Silver ever really fit into the Times
A new study of income distribution based on data from millions of people across the U.S. found several factors, including family structure, that correlate with income mobility and at several that do not, including higher taxes on the rich. The
Al Sharpton’s National Action Network held a “Justice for Trayvon” rally in downtown Los Angeles this morning. I estimate there were 200-300 people in attendance with probably ten percent of them journalists. There were more than a dozen speakers during
Ace alerted me to a new piece by Peter Suderman over at Slate titled Save the Movie! I’m going to blockquote Suderman’s introduction because he says this well and I can’t explain it in a briefer form than he does.
Rep. Frank Wolf took to the House floor this morning and claimed that sources have told him the survivors of the Benghazi attack have been asked to sign non-disclosure agreements to prevent them from speaking. Referring only to “trusted sources”
Ed Schultz went on a rant about the Zimmerman case Wednesday. As NewsBusters points out, Schultz’s own outrage was undercut when he conceded the defense’s entire theory of the case: We do know that Zimmerman had a firearm and I
The NY Times has a front page story today claiming that health insurance costs will drop 50% in New York thanks to Obamacare. The story is being hailed by the left (more here) as proof that the plan is working.
Immediately after juror B37 gave an interview to CNN’s Anderson Cooper Tuesday night, four other jurors contacted the station to say that she did not speak for them. Fox News reports that a note written on court stationary and signed
In an interview with Marc Lamont Hill, Rachel Jeantel says she believes Trayvon Martin threw the first punch in the altercation that ultimately led to his death. She also believes Trayvon was in fact beating Zimmerman but suggests he would
Drew Cribley stood in front of windows at the Flora Restaurant and Bar where he works to keep protesters from breaking them. He never imagined one of the protesters would swing a hammer at his face. Cribley was injured Monday
I’m not an attorney but this strikes me as something a prosecutor probably should not do after a verdict. George Zimmerman was acquitted of 2nd degree murder (and manslaughter) on Saturday. Yet when asked to describe Zimmerman in one word
Last Friday CNN published a commentary piece by State Senator Wendy Davis which uses the refrain “real Texans” ten times. The piece, headlined “It’s the real Texans who count” implies that Republicans in the state are not real Texans. Davis
Monday, Attorney General Eric Holder appeared at the Washington Convention Center for a luncheon hosted by an African-American sorority. Holder told the crowd “I share your concern” with regard to the “unnecessary shooting death” of Trayvon Martin. Holder also reminded
The Department of Justice released new guidelines on Friday designed to prevent investigations like the ones into the Associated Press and Fox reporter James Rosen. The six-page document (PDF courtesy of the the New York Times) released late Friday is,
A new poll released Thursday by Huffington Post/You Gov found that most Americans would support banning abortion after 20 weeks. Texas is in the midst of passing a new law which would do exactly that. If successful it will become
National Journal takes a stab at explaining MSNBC’s terrible ratings. Most of the potential explanations have been examined before including progressive disinterest and a poor lineup: Critics also suggest that MSNBC no longer has much diversity in the evenings. It’s
Former Sanford police chief Bill Lee says he was pressured to arrest George Zimmerman despite a lack of sufficient evidence to prove he was guilty of a crime. In an exclusive interview with CNN, Lee recounts how a city manager
Speaking on the Steve Malzberg show, professor Alan Dershowitz argues that prosecutors had no business charging George Zimmerman with murder. They did so, he believes, in order to improve their chances at a “compromise verdict” of manslaughter. As Dershowitz sees
Germany’s environmental minister has announced that subsidies for solar power, which have created a boom in the past three years, will end no later than 2018. The German Energiewende or energy revolution has been based on significant government subsidies. This
Monday Salon published a “full accounting” of “how the media outrageously blew the IRS scandal.” This is the latest attempt by the left to dismiss an actual scandal as unfounded. But the claims of media overreach are couched in some
On Monday Al Jazeera published a full English version of a Pakistani report on the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. One interesting aspect of the report is the suggestion that a retired Lt. Col. may have been spying on