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Jun 29, 2016

Read My Article, "Public Financial Management" in Syllabus

Excellent news, everyone. My paper, "Public Financial Management" has just been published by Syllabus , an open access and peer-reviewed journal that publishes original syllabi, assessment instruments, assignments and activities, and articles…

Jun 28, 2016

Brexit Versus Texit

Andrew Gelman is right that potential Scottish independence comes at a cost of losing influence in the larger United Kingdom (UK). However, the political calculus is not quite as Gelman describes. Look…

Jun 27, 2016

An Accidental Math Professor

I was doing an interview recently on how much mathematics is necessary for a graduate. This is all sort of prompted by Andrew Hacker's book, The Math Myth , but more on…

Jun 26, 2016

Tips For Managing Online Courses

I gave an interview to Shannon Lee of Learn How to Become, a website providing resources for students interested in landing the perfect career. The article, about how to succeed in online…

Jun 22, 2016

An Engraved Invitation

It has suddenly become fashionable to assert that children must be taught cursive handwriting or there has been some sort of failure in their education. In fact, here's a New York Times…

Jun 20, 2016

Five Years at UMUC

At the door, when I got home, this evening, UMUC had sent a nice certificate celebrating my fifth year teaching there.

Jun 18, 2016

Duckpin Bowling for Dollars

As noted on Wednesday by trashy Howard County blogger Bill Woodcock, I will be taking part in duckpin bowling tournament next Saturday, June 25. My opponent in this tournament will be none…

Jun 17, 2016

Buddhist Meditation and Modern Science

I've been taking Robert Wright's Cousera course, "Buddhism and Modern Psychology," mostly because I didn't know anything about either. As Coursera is great fodder for blog content, here's my essay response to…

Jun 16, 2016

Terrorism Policysplainer

As part of the ongoing national discussion about the events in Orlando, I noted on Facebook that the shooting may not be terrorism. And, rightly, someone asked a simple question: What are…

Jun 15, 2016

Expanding the Market Through Fear

There's a good article in Vanity Fair about the scandal at Valeant, the pharmaceuticals maker. NPR has also covered this for those not interested in reading. ::embed{href="http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/06/the-valeant-meltdown-and-wall-streets-major-drug-problem"} The part that has everyone…