Friday Reads

Orwell would sure be proud of how his ideas are influencing UK law and attitudes.
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Sometimes the Atlantic really screws up with the writers they hire.
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I think I already said it, but Betsy DeVos almost makes one nostalgic for Arne Duncan.

The operative word here is "almost."
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Obituary:  One-time Georgia governor and senator, Zell Miller, much beloved by so many in his party he finally went to the GOP, has died at the age of 86:

Miller served as Mayor of Young Harris from 1959-1960. He served as a Georgia State Senator from 1961-1964. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Georgia for 16 years from 1975-1991. He is currently the longest serving Lieutenant Governor in Georgia history. 

Miller served as the 79th Governor of Georgia from 1991-1999. As Governor, he created the HOPE (Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally) Scholarship and Georgia’s Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Program. He went on to serve in the U.S. Senate from 2000-2005. 

The cause of death was Parkinson's disease.
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