Schubart: All Talk No Action
Most politicians would rather take refuge in the comfort of big ideas than risk voter retribution by trying to solve specific problems. It’s both easier...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleSchubart: Ethics And Governance
We’re supposed to be a nation of laws. Statutes, regulations, and governance conventions codify the continuum of Americans’ ethical beliefs and guide...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleSchubart: Institutionalized Abuse
So the blood of almost 2000 American soldiers shed in Afghanistan has come to this… a new bill passed in the Afghan parliament, although yet to be...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleSchubart: Rough Beasts
I write in my sleep. It’s hardly restful. Since I mostly remember what I write, I’m never quite sure if I’m really asleep. Recently, I’ve been haunted...» E-Mail This
View ArticleSchubart: Weather Or Age
Sometimes it seems like the only question I’ve been asking myself recently, besides “how cold is it this morning?” is whether I’m just getting old or...» E-Mail This
View ArticleSchubart: Governmental Integrity
Extremes of wealth and poverty have often led to revolution. Our own founding revolution was but one example in the historical continuum.Oxfam has...» E-Mail This
View ArticleSchubart: Incarceration or Education?
Congressman Paul Ryan and his conservative colleagues want to reduce government spending on “entitlement” programs and curb the cost and impact of...» E-Mail This
View ArticleSchubart: VT-PBS
Don’t look back... except to learn from past mistakes and make change - and welcome new opportunities.In the ‘80s, when cable and satellite opened...» E-Mail This
View ArticleSchubart: Trigger Warnings
When I first heard the term “trigger warning,” I imagined Roy Rogers leaning down and whispering something to his horse but I’ve come to understand...» E-Mail This
View ArticleSchubart: Consolidation Currency
Sixty years ago, our family drove to Burlington two or three times a year. This was before the interstate, car culture, and paved roads wove Vermont...» E-Mail This
View ArticleSchubart: Growing Victims
We’re putting our future at risk. The current political stasis that ignores the needs of so many Americans and immigrants and refuses to fix broken...» E-Mail This
View ArticleSchubart: Lawn Mowers
The recent run of cool weather reminds me that lawn mowing season is almost over. Mowing the lawn, in fact just having a lawn, is a fairly recent...» E-Mail This
View ArticleSchubart: Free Market Capitalism
There’s some discussion these days about the survival of free-market capitalism.Conservatives argue that free-market capitalism, left to its own...» E-Mail This
View ArticleSchubart: New Education Model
We can’t keep doing things the way we are in education. The costs are unsustainable and results are questionable, especially as connectivity, content...» E-Mail This
View ArticleSchubart: Thanks And Giving
I’ve often wondered why Thanksgiving means so much to us as a family. But we’ve always treasured this historic holiday about our founding as a nation,...» E-Mail This
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