Daily Archives: January 4, 2016

Farm Boys: Lives of Gay Men from the Rural Midwest

Amazon.com reviews: * “Farm Boys” is a superb work of American oral history and sociology. Author Will Fellows spoke to rural gay Midwestern men of all ages, to draw out, record and give shape to their life stories. The result … Continue reading

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How to Teach Math to Black Students

By Shahid Muhammad. Amazon.com: “Intended for parents and teachers of African American students, this book provides strategies for correcting the racial achievement gap in upper-grade mathematics. Advice is provided on instilling confidence in African American students and on teaching math … Continue reading

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The Brilliance of Black Children in Mathematics: Beyond the Numbers and Toward New Discourse

From Amazon.com: This book is a critically important contribution to the work underway to transform schooling for students who have historically been denied access to a quality education, specifically African American children. The first section of the book provides some … Continue reading

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The Rise Of Populist Parties

John O’Sullivan writes: If you think this argument is vaguely familiar, that’s because throughout the 1990s and early “Noughties” I was one of a handful of conservative writers who were “banging on” in National Review’s pages about the danger to … Continue reading

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Steve Sailer: Russian Adventuresses (with family in Israel) and the Farooks

Comments to Steve Sailer: * What strikes me as very unusual is that a Russian immigrant with family ties to Israel would hook up with a Pakistani Muslim. That deserves a closer investigation. * USA as flophouse/shopping mall. Ask a … Continue reading

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