Should 12-Year-Old Be Punished As An Adult?. by TChris The “get tough on crime” mentality of the last 25 years induced state legislatures to turn back the clock on hard-fought reforms in our juvenile justice system. Juvenile courts weren't tough enough, critics said, so legislatures began to… [TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime] —- no. there […]

Electronic art in Brazil. FILE, Festival Internacional de Linguagem Eletr™nica (Electronic Language International Festival), will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from November 22nd to December 12th, 2004. Submissions are due June 15. FILE will consist of four simultaneous events: FILE FESTIVAL – An… [grandtextauto.org] —— a center for digital discourse and culture associate group […]

probably improves graduation rates too.

the world needs more boffins….

my army / american council on education transcript. basic training: recommendation: 1 semester hour in personal physical conditioning, 1 semester hour in outdoor skills practicum, 1 semester hour in marksmanship, 1 semester hour in first aid…. military occupational speciality 11b10: recommendation: vocational certificate level: 3 semester hours in mechanical maintenance. lower division baccalaureate/associate degree level: […]

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The End Of The Last Best Hope. Joshua Micah Marshall, following the Wall Street Journal, reports that a Justice Department memorandum, planning strategies by which officials accused of torture should defend themselves, claims that the President of the United States has inherent authority to set aside laws. This is breathtaking. “That claim alone should stop […]

Too many graduates, not enough jobs. In case anyone’s suffering a burst of Invisible Adjunct nostalgia, here’s a story about bright-eyed young things being lured into expensive an time-consuming graduate programs with unrealistic hopes of rewarding employment at the far end, and here’s the first rumblings of discontent from “the academy”. Yup, and pace a […]

Histomap of World History. Compact timeline of global history [Cool Tools] —– maps like this are cool.

what's next? some other sign that in any large population, there is someone with the propensity to act in ways that are beyond belief?