I DON’T  REQUIRE WE BURN EDUCATION THEORISTS AND THE EDUCATION SCHOOLS THAT TEACH THEIR TRIPE TO THE GROUND: But can we abolish them?  This sounds like a joke, but it’s not: – 1 in 12 incoming UCSD freshmen don’t know middle school math, – and the remedial math course was too advanced, – so UCSD had to create a remedial remedial math course, – and a quarter of the students placing into it had a perfect 4.0 GPA in their high school math courses.

That sounds so ridiculous, like something you’d read in The Onion, but it’s unfortunately real.

AND FOR THE: Cancelled of X.

MY BOOK IN THE SALE WILL STAY ON SALE TILL THE WEE HOURS OF WEDNESDAY*:   The 2026 Spring Based Book Sale!  Runs Now Through Tuesday February 17, 2026.

Lots of free and 99c books by people who don’t hate your guts, though. I don’t require you not to read authors who hate you. We all have weaknesses. But give those of us on your side a chance.

*I’ll change it at midnight, but it’s not KU so it won’t change immediately.

OPEN THREAD: Ring out the weekend.