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13 Sep 2011, 11:03 am
I have not read the studies, but they are available for downloading at the Center's website here, where the findings are summarized: The odds ratio favoring African Americans and Hispanics over whites was 576-to-1 and 504-to-1, respectively, using the SAT and class rank while controlling for other factors. [read post]
29 Sep 2011, 7:17 pm
As perceived in The Nation by polisci prof Melissa Harris-Perry: Not only did white Democratic voters prove willing to support a black candidate [in 2004]; they overperformed in their repudiation of naked electoral racism, electing Obama with a higher percentage of white votes than either Kerry or Gore earned. [read post]
5 Dec 2011, 6:36 am
I'm just repeating something I said 2 days ago, on the occasion of creating a new tag — in the previous post — for "group projects. [read post]
6 Dec 2011, 6:23 pm
He was there to give his big speech, doubling down on class politics. [read post]
8 Dec 2011, 1:11 pm
Analysis by Mike Fiammetta in the NYT: A significant portion of Ball’s Heisman hype lies in his 38 total touchdowns, one less than the 39 Barry Sanders scored for Oklahoma State in 1988. [read post]
7 Feb 2012, 7:32 am
The title of a lecture, one of many events here at the University of Wisconsin campus this week — in observance of the birthday of Charles Darwin. [read post]
6 Mar 2012, 8:33 am
"2 men who had been at odds in an earlier video are now having a friendly chat, as 2 and then 3 women sing "Solidarity Forever," and then it's back to loud chant — 'Si Se Puede.'" And: "[D]oes anyone have a good voice? [read post]
20 Mar 2012, 9:24 am
"... is indeed by the tormented Dutch impressionist himself," writes AP reporter Mike Corder, presumably with some accuracy, though obviously not full accuracy, since Van Gogh was not an impressionist. [read post]
27 Mar 2012, 7:39 am
BBC reports: [Mohamed] Merah filmed himself killing seven people, including Jewish children and unarmed soldiers, before he was shot dead after a 32-hour siege last week....Someone mailed al-Jazeera a USB memory stick with edited footage and a note claiming the attacks were committed in the name of al Quaeda. [read post]
18 May 2012, 6:16 am
"My 12-year-old son has hair halfway down his back, and the fact that the bottom half of it is currently pink does not seem to be clarifying anything for anybody: everyone, everywhere assumes he’s a girl. [read post]
25 Jun 2012, 7:54 am
According to SCOTUSblog's expert opinion, based on who's written the decisions already announced, "health care is almost certainly being written by CJ Roberts, perhaps in part with Justice Kennedy. [read post]
19 Jul 2012, 7:58 am
We were watching "A Face in the Crowd" last night. [read post]
8 Aug 2012, 11:38 am
"'The last seven [American] gymnastics teams had women of color on them,' pointed out Dominque Dawes, the 1996 gold medalist. [read post]
19 Aug 2012, 8:40 am
Jimmy Fallon, joking about Paul Ryan — "The guy is ripped" — with Nancy Pelosi, whose own joke was: "I don't really know him well because I've never been to the gym. [read post]
27 Aug 2012, 9:41 am
"... with the band — the stalwarts who've played with Dylan for a while and join him on the Never-Ending Tour — playing rock and roll ragtime off in the corner. [read post]
3 Sep 2012, 5:59 pm
"Do something to make more money yourself — spend less time drinking or smoking and socialising, and more time working. [read post]
6 Sep 2012, 11:02 am
"You don't want the sport turning into a circus where, you know, doubles walk in with barely any training under their belt and they are running able-bod (able-bodied) qualification times. [read post]