I'd probably read it, except NYT. Is there a profile published elsewhere?

& Japan is far from the only country where women are "supposed" to be married with children by 25. It's a worldwide problem.

she's come across fairly grounded and committed to not allowing celebrity, money or notoriety go to Alana's (or June's own) head

She knows how to work a crowd of people far better than most people her age would.

"filter [objective health advice] through your worldview" — at least she's honest.

Yeah, well, good luck with that.

Yeah, the new one is awful, and the badly Photoshopped "views" don't help.

We still keep hearing about Lindsay, so no.

Inattention.

Life imitates Stephen King.

Actual teachers, parents and students hate it and are constantly protesting it, but there is a tremendously powerful and well-resourced silencing machine in operation. The protest is underreported and neutralised in all the time tested ways when there is a plutocratic goal to be achieved.

Not to mention Cory Booker - he's in on this racket as well.

He wouldn't be the first or last to fake an interest in literature to get laid.

Is that you Florida? You better check yo'self.

Don't Ask, Don't Tell for racists. Until somebody with some fucking guts wears a wire.

I couldn't make out the rest of the post either...

What accomplishments, apart from abusing public office for a shady agenda?

Plus they Just Don't Work.

Damn straight there is a link to Arne Duncan. All the "education reform" shills are playing in the same jacuzzi of cash. All of them are sociopathic, greedy, dishonest, barefaced liars, who are destroying public education with one hand, and banking foundation cheques and paying for PR and astroturf with the other.…

Indeed. Rhee is a despicable, mendacious and generally horrible individual. They deserve each other...