Shocking how all our moral panics involve youth. Gasp. I never heard of the shit-huffing one though, that’s bizarre. But shows just how desperately people want to believe that kids are all depraved monsters and toss their common sense out the window to try and make that case. As far as […]

A great new commentary from Henry Giroux about the criminalization of youth and the conspicuous absence of concern for youth in our growing economic crisis and recovery efforts.
A good read. Some of the juciest bits:
Increasingly, children seem to have no standing in the public sphere as citizens and as such are denied […]

Finally a sport where no matter how abysmal your team is, no matter how great your hopes are dashed, you can be assured your team will win at least once.
Time to renew those hopes, Tigers fans
By KRISTA JAHNKE • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • February 13, 2009
Today, pitchers and catchers report to spring training facilities […]