I have nothing against chess. But for those of you following the big chess tournament here in St. Louis, it might be interesting to
Category: Missouri region
Food stamp participation declines by almost 10% in Missouri: Not a pretty picture
In Young Frankenstein, Gene Wilder, having just hoisted a body from a grave says “What a filthy job.” Marty Feldman replies, “Could be worse,”
Rich Hill: An intimate look at poverty’s impact on kids
On the recommendation of someone who said everyone should see the movie “Rich Hill,” I attended the early show this morning. I hadn’t read
Teachers, tenure and Rex Sinquefeld
Missouri’s November 2014 ballot will include a constitutional amendment regarding a change to the the teacher tenure system in Missouri and development of a
Ferguson, as seen by editorial cartoonists
There’s nothing funny about what has been happening in Ferguson, Missouri, in the aftermath of the shooting–by a police officer– of Michael Brown, an
Ferguson: How I’m going to discuss it in my classroom
Yesterday from 12:15 to about 2:15 in the afternoon, I marched with about a thousand other people from the spot where Mike Brown was
What we can learn from the shooting in Ferguson, Missouri
When I was in college in 1968, I attended Congressional hearings on the 1967 urban riots (soon to be followed by even more severe
Infographic: Evolution of riot gear
Most of us have seen the pictures of the riots from Ferguson, Missouri this past weekend. One of the most startling aspects of the
Gun culture: Missouri-style
Numbers tell stories. Based on statistics from 2010, 24/7 Wall St. ranked Missouri eighth for overall gun violence. Missouri had 14 gun injury deaths
The unbearable invisibility of political underdogs
In theory, Americans love the underdog. In practice—especially in 21st century media coverage of political campaigns—underdog candidates might as well be wearing Harry Potter’s