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Andrew Cullison

Andrew Cullison is the director of the Cincinnati Ethics Center.

New Student Privacy Law Won't Extend to College Students

This week it was announced that the Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act, which will soon be introduced to Congress for consideration, will not extend to college students. The bill is designed to restrict ways in which educational technology companies can use the data of K-12 students. Ed tech companies have an interest in that … Continue reading "New Student Privacy Law Won’t Extend to College Students"
25 Mar 2015
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Andrew Cullison

Are Public Schools Teaching Kids to be Moral Nihilists?

Justin McBrayer, wrote this interesting piece for the New York Times.  He argues that there is a misleading distinction embedded in the common core standards when it comes to teaching students the difference between facts and opinions. We’re all probably familiar with the drill. Students are given a list of sentences and asked to distinguish the facts from the … Continue reading "Are Public Schools Teaching Kids to be Moral Nihilists?"
4 Mar 2015
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Andrew Cullison

A New Constitutional Challenge to Obamacare: The Basic Argument

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments today on a new challenge to Obamacare. Vox has one of the clearest summaries of the issue here. People say the issue hinges around the interpretation of four simple words “established by the state”, but really it’s about where the law mentions tax subsidies and where it does not. The Affordable Care … Continue reading "A New Constitutional Challenge to Obamacare: The Basic Argument"
4 Mar 2015
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Andrew Cullison

Could Prison Reform Become Less Partisan?

The American Conservative posted this interesting piece yesterday last week about Virginia’s former attorney general, a Republican, who is now on a crusade against the incarceration state. The article argues that both parties have been complicit in the increase in mass incarceration, but notes that traditionally the push for more incarceration comes from the conservative camp … Continue reading "Could Prison Reform Become Less Partisan?"
13 Feb 2015
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Andrew Cullison