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Tag: "Alaska"

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Alaska: the anti-education state

Andrew Sullivan offers some shocking statistics to back up the claim that Alaska is not a place that values education for its children.  And nothing like the anti-education governor to serve as the spokesperson for this anti-education:
Her eldest son has a history of vandalism and was given a GED on the way to Iraq; her [...]

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What are Sarah Palin’s religious beliefs?

At Salon.com, Sarah Posner writes about the religious beliefs of Sarah Palin.  It’s everything most of us would have expected.  Here are a few exerpts:
With regard to creation, the Assemblies of God’s official position is that “even though the Bible is not primarily a book of science, it is as trustworthy in the area of [...]

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Really, filling up your tires and tuning up your car would make a bigger impact than more drilling

Newt Gingrich recently ridiculed Barack Obama’s suggestion for a way to immediately save LOTS of oil: make sure your tires are filled with sufficient air and make sure your car is tuned up. Who’s right? According to Think Progress, it’s Obama.
Obama is correct to suggest that inflating tires properly and getting regular [...]