Oct 31 2011: That solution is not an option in US politics. Parties are considered free speech and cannot be removed without an unpopular constitutional change. I do particularly agree that primaries detract from the function of choosing the right candidate and some states have been successful in removing them.
Oct 29 2011: When you are weighing the pig you are trying to market it. The same way we market our kid's successes to prospective higher education institutions. Testing is completely valid if not measurably accurate or beneficial all of the time.
Oct 29 2011: The goal of education is survival on a Darwinian scale. Education is an important factor in the method and manor you survive and perpetuate the survival of those you influence. Freedom, success, and many other results are simply factors and degrees of survival.,
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