From the Atlantic Monthly:
A new breed of American soldier?call him the soldier-diplomat?has come into being since the end of the Cold War. Meet the colonel who was our man in Mongolia, an officer who probably wielded more local influence than many Mongol rulers of yore.
Thanks to John Robb….
Daily Archives: March 2, 2004
Smart children left behind
In order to meet the requirements of No Child Left Behind, New York State
and Illinois have stopped dedicating funds to providing enriched programs
for gifted students, The New York Times reports.
“As long as students pass the exams, the federal law offers no rewards for
raising the scores of high achievers, or punishment if their progress lags.”
We have special protection for the disabled, the various races, the two
genders (I think), ESL students–and we condemn the brightest to
intellectual starvation.
The consequences of abandoning a substantial percentage of the Republic’s
brightest students–even if the great cities, by virtue of their size, and
the wealthiest suburbs, by spending their own money, are able to protect
their brightest–will be severe. “Justice cannot sleep forever.”
Thanks to ALEX R. COHEN, J.D.
Health Savings Accounts
Avram Lank writes about health savings accounts (similar to IRA’s), and the success a Wisconsin Bank has had promoting them.