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"It has become conventional wisdom that society is suffering from an epidemic of loneliness. But the research is mixed. While some data suggests that loneliness is prevalent, it is unclear if it is any worse than in the past. Some data indicate that loneliness has decreased."
"Vomit draft" was a phrase new to me, but it is appropriate.
So far the wisecrack has panned out: fusion power is always 20 years in the future.
"Most professors would rather watch it die than reform."
Another view: "Are English Departments Really Dying? A closer look at the numbers reveals a more subtle story."
Matches my uneducated impression.
One of the biggest knocks on charter schools--mostly untrue on my read of the evidence--is that they "cherry-pick" their students. Hey, guess what: regular public schools can, and do, do it.
Probably more bad news for big-city dwellers.
Maybe another widely held bit of "science" bites the dust.
"I get most of my exercise these days from shaking my head in disbelief."
When it comes to local government, Tiebout competition does not work very well. But it works way better than voting. In a jurisdiction that is proudly progressive, trying to vote against teachers’ unions is futile. Exit is your only option.