¶ Elisabeth Bumiller writes about Team 6, the crème de la crème of Navy SEAL units that allows no margin for error. If not exactly unsung, these heroes stay out of the limelight, at least until they retire. Interestingly, these paragons of fitness are about ten years older than average servicemen — mature judgment is one of their precious skills. ¶ We agree with President Obama’s decision to withhold photographs of the dead Osama bin Laden, especially after LiveLeak got scammed.

¶ That David Barton is considered by anyone, much less former presidents of the United States, to be a reputable historian is surely a grave indictment of the academic establishment. If it’s pretty clear that the self-taught, Christianist Mr Barton doesn’t really “do history,” it’s also evident that there’s something that the professionals aren’t getting right, either.  ¶ And let’s remember what Dave Eggers and Ninive Clements Caligari had to say about not blaming underpaid and undersupported teachers when we decide what to do about American students’ pervasive ignorance of the nuts and bolts of “civics.”

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This entry was posted on Thursday, May 5th, 2011 at 10:30 am.