Thursday, March 03, 2005

Dead Dogs and Email Privacy

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My postings ( original , first follow-up , second follow-up ) on dealing with email and other digital content at death included a discussion...
Tuesday, March 01, 2005

Education Posting Gets Reactions

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My recent posting on Bill Gates' call for education reform brought several comments. The first was from my sister the teacher: You omit...
Monday, February 28, 2005

Amazing...When It Comes to Education, Bill Gates and I Agree

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Yes, it is amazing. Bill Gates said some things about education with which I agree. And unlike yours truly, he has the money and the clout t...
Friday, February 25, 2005

"Email at Death" Issues Get More Attention

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Not too long ago I posted some comments concerning the treatment of email after death , to which I quickly added a followup . Now the topic ...
Wednesday, February 23, 2005

Another Day, Another Tax, Another Fee

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It doesn't take long for a new tax or government fee to be proposed. Someday I'll figure out how much time elapses, on average, betw...
Monday, February 21, 2005

Pleiotropy: A New Word for The Tax World

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A question that was presented to the ABA-TAX listserve, and to which I provided a reply, presents an interesting example of the challenges f...
Friday, February 18, 2005

The Social Security Debate: Cooking in the Kitchen

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In his Philadelphia Inquirer column this morning, Andy Cassel posits several interesting observations about social security. His chief poin...
Wednesday, February 16, 2005

The Social Security Debate: Starting at the Beginning?

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Several readers of MauledAgain have shared comments about Social Security reform proposals, including reactions to various plans (or bits of...
Monday, February 14, 2005

Does Remedial Coursework Teach Values?

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"If you don't get it right, go back to school and learn it again." That advice, or its variation, "If you don't get i...
Friday, February 11, 2005

Drowning in Component Grades?

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My two postings concerning the the challenges of grades and grading and the possibilities of standards-based component grading brought som...
Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Standards-Based Component Grading

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My posting last week on the problems with current grading practices , particularly the suggestion that a student's achievements in a cou...
Monday, February 07, 2005

Ad Astra Per Aspera

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A report issued today by Achieve, Inc. explains that almost 40% of recent high school graduates think there are gaps between their high sc...
Friday, February 04, 2005

Federal Proposals on Telecommunications Taxes Don't Touch the States

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When I summarized some of the proposals in the Joint Committee on Taxation's report, "OPTIONS TO IMPROVE TAX COMPLIANCE AND REFORM ...

Working Late?

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According to a law.com article , a recent survey shows that 87 percent of lawyers take work home with them. On average, they spend nine mont...

Alternate MAXIMUM Tax???

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Bruce Bartlett has written a thoughtful analysis about a proposal for an alternate maximum tax, under which taxpayers would not pay more t...
Wednesday, February 02, 2005

Throwing Money at the Problem Might Work.... a Wee Bit

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According to a news release from the Treasury Department, the Administration's 2006 budget request will include a proposed $500 million...