7 Ways to Increase Vaccination Rates Without Being an Asshole to Anyone

How (Not) to Talk About Vaccines

There are two topics about which people who otherwise tend to agree with each other tend to figuratively rip each other’s throats out about. Since I wrote about Israel and Palestine in my last column, I figured I’d go whole hog and write about vaccines this week.

We Apologize For…

I’m traveling this week again. This means, among other things, that I get to hear a lot of people/companies say “We apologize for the inconvenience.”

It took me a little while to realize why this so reliably gets under my skin.

“Smart” Kids and Hard Tests

So a couple weeks ago now, I attended the forum on the Common Core standards in Albany with Commissioner King.

The parents and teachers and board members and principals who spoke were as a rule eloquent. Some of the many things mentioned that I share concern about incude: