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A new ranking of presidents by a group of self-styled experts determined that Abraham Lincoln is America's greatest president, while Donald Trump ranks last. Lincoln topped the list of presidents in the 2024 Presidential Greatness Project expert survey for the third time, following his top spot in the rankings in the 2015 and 2018 versions of the survey. According to a release from the Presidential Greatness Project, which touts itself as the "foremost organization of social science experts in presidential politics," the 154 respondents to the survey included "current and recent members of the Presidents & Executive Politics Section of...

Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) decision to retire has made the Senate landscape in 2024 even more complicated for Democrats. The party was already facing an uphill slog to hold on to its Senate majority, as it prepared to protect seats in West Virginia, Montana and Ohio — three states where the GOP nominee for president will be heavily favored. Manchin’s name on the ballot suggested a competitive race. Without him, the Senate seat seems wrapped for the GOP as a gift. Losing the state would leave no room for another loss for Democrats if they hope to keep their majority,...

It was just about week ago that we highlighted a mysterious trend that was sweeping the U.S.: citizens were receiving unsolicited packages of seeds, with return addresses from China, for apparently no reason at all. Now, the U.S. has started to identify "14 types of plants" that the seeds belonged to, revealing a “mix of ornamental, fruit and vegetable, herb and weed species,” according to the NY Times. Cabbage, hibiscus, lavender, mint, morning glory, mustard, rose, rosemary and sage have all been identified. Osama El-Lissy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said: “This...

The Chronicle of Higher Education, a politically partisan higher education publication and lobby platform headquartered in Washington, D.C., recently sought to report on how law school rankings may have changed, due to a handful of progressive institutions led by Yale, Harvard, and Berkeley, that protested the U.S. News & World Report rankings methodology: the law schools claimed that these rankings undermined minorities by overemphasizing the schools’ elitist status, and thereby alienated many students from applying. The Chronicle tried to spin the new rankings as reflecting some improved outcome.It should be pretty obvious, however, that there is nothing new about the...

During an April 25 visit to one of China’s most prestigious universities, Renmin University in Beijing, Chinese leader Xi Jinping stressed that to build a world-class university with the Chinese characteristics, “you cannot follow in others’ footsteps.” Shortly after, on May 6, Renmin University announced that it will no longer provide data to the relevant international institutions to participate in world university rankings.Prior to that, China’s Nanjing University and Lanzhou University, also considered top-notch universities in China, also announced their withdrawal from the international university rankings system. Analysts believe that these are obvious signs of China’s further decoupling from the...

Who is ready for 2022? Several national publications have put out Way Too Early Top 25 rankings for the 2022 college football season. The consensus at the top has not changed. Alabama, Ohio State and Georgia are the top three choices and likely will be the front-runners for the 2022-23 College Football Playoff. Who else could make a run? Sporting News posted its Way Too Early Top 25, but we also took a look at other publications. We compiled a composite list using rankings from ESPN, CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated, The Athletic, Yahoo Sports, 247Sports, Action Network and Athlon. We...

In one of the craziest, uneven, and difficult-to-judge Heisman Trophy races in history, which player should take home the prestigious award? 1. DeVonta Smith | Alabama WR | Senior | Last week: 1As the arguable favorite heading into conference championship weekend, DeVonta Smith only helped his Heisman candidacy by racking up 15 receptions for 184 yards and two touchdowns in Alabama’s win over Florida. Smith has had highlight-reel plays all season, and he’s been legitimately uncoverable. The senior receiver—who easily could have left for the NFL after last season yet stayed in school and got even better—is the Heisman Trophy...

College football rankings for week 14 have been released. Alabama remains the top-ranked team, while Ohio State and Washington made big jumps in the polls. The Ohio State Buckeyes, who crushed then No. 4 Michigan 62-39, moved up four spots in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll to No. 6. Michigan’s loss dropped them four spots to No. 8 in both polls. Washington, who won at in-state rival Washington State 28-15, jumped up six spots to No. 10 in the AP Poll and moved up five spots to No. 11 in the Coaches Poll. Wazzu dropped to 12th in...

Week 12 of the college football season is in the books and the new AP Top 25 Poll has been released. We've got all 25 teams listed below in order. Alabama remains #1 after taking care of Citadel 50-17. The only team to lose in the top 10 was #7 West Virginia on the road to Oklahoma State. Here is the full AP Top 25 rankings: 1. Alabama Crimson Tide (11-0) 2. Clemson Tigers (11-0) 3. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-0) 4. Michigan Wolverines (10-1) 5. Georgia Bulldogs (10-1) 6. Oklahoma Sooners (10-1) 7. Washington State (10-1) 8. Central Florida...

College football rankings for week 11 have been released. Alabama remains the top-ranked team, while West Virginia, Syracuse, and Boston College made significant leaps in the polls. Washington, which clipped Stanford, 27-23, moved into the AP Poll at No. 20. Syracuse, who defeated Wake Forest, 41-24, surged nine spots to No. 13, due to a combination of their win and losses from other ranked teams. Boston College vaulted seven spots to No. 17 on the strength of a 31-21 victory at Virginia Tech. The Orange and Eagles both made 11-point leaps in the Coaches Poll. NC State, Iowa State, Michigan...

On Tuesday, the College Football Playoff committee will release its first ranking of the top 25 teams in the country. But that ranking will be a tad misleading because only 12 schools still have a legit shot to be in college football's final four. Three more playoff contenders were effectively eliminated from playoff contention this weekend, with Florida, Iowa, and Texas all suffering losses they won't be able to overcome. Meanwhile, there are three teams that appear to be locks for the playoff if they win their remaining games and several one-loss teams looking to make a claim for the...

I got my copy of Reason Magazine yesterday. The headline article (behind a paywall), "Everything You Know about State Education Rankings Is Wrong" by Stan J. Liebowitz and Matthew I. Kelly, supports yet another indictment of the MSM as perpetrators of fake news. The two authors focus on the U.S. News and World Report "Best Schools" blather and detail for us how this nonsense on public schools is generated. The authors demolish the house of cards in five well written pages that includes graphs. Liebowitz and Kelly show two major flaws in the U.S. News publication. The first is that...

The 2017-18 season ended with the College Football Playoff championship game between Alabama and Georgia on Monday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. That doesn't mean it's too early to look ahead to the 2018 college football top 25 rankings. Keep in mind that last year's way-too-early top 25 had all four playoff teams — and four New Year's Day Six teams — in the top 10. With that in mind, here is a look at Sporting News' pre-preseason top 25 rankings for 2018: Preseason college football rankings: Top 25 for 2018:(snip)

Cork GainesNovember 1, 2016 The first College Football Playoff ranking is out and the Alabama Crimson Tide are No. 1. Alabama is followed by Clemson, Michigan, and Texas A&M. The first teams on the outside, looking in, are Washington (No. 5) and Ohio State (No. 6). The biggest surprise is Texas A&M being ranked fourth, ahead of Washington. The Aggies are ranked seventh in the Associated Press poll after having lost 33-14 to Alabama. Washington is 8-0 and is the only undefeated Power-5 conference team that is not among the top four. Interestingly, this ranking includes two teams from the...

I have created a conservative leaning website. After submitting the site to Google and Bing, I found that my site's subtitle, "Not for Liberals" (when put in quotes) comes up number 2 in the Bing listing, but #11 on Google. I have not named my site because, although I appreciated any visitors, this is not for click-bait. Just passing Google's seemingly not conservative bent.

The College Football Czar: 2016 Season Preview a sports publication from The Shinbone by Daniel Clark Welcome to the 2016 season preview issue of The College Football Czar, a seasonal sports publication by the author and editor of The Shinbone. In the coming months, you will find weekly analyses of upcoming college football action posted at this site. To find out more, please see the Ground Rules. This issue contains the Czar's rankings for all 128 teams in Division I-A football, as well as conference preview capsules, potential upsets to watch for, bowl projections, and a guide to help you...

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The College Football Czar 2015 Season Preview a sports publication from The Shinbone by Daniel Clark Welcome to the 2015 season preview issue of The College Football Czar, a seasonal sports publication by the author and editor of The Shinbone. In the coming months, you will find weekly analyses of upcoming college football action posted at this site. To find out more, please see the Ground Rules. This issue contains the Czar's rankings for all 128 teams in Division I-A football, as well as conference preview capsules, potential upsets to watch for, bowl projections, and a guide to help you...

Alexa.com is a free online service that ranks websites by monthly unique visitor count. I thought watching the rankings of the websites might tell us a great deal about how the various candidates are doing. I have included links to Alexa for each candidate so we can check them over time.Note that Walker's ranking will probably be skewed at the present time due to his late announcement.All rankings will change daily and should give us a good sense of how the race is shaping up. GOP Candidates: Donald Trump - 9,264 Rand Paul - 9,340 Ben Carson - 10,546 Ted...

Gov. Rick Snyder highlighted Davison Elementary/Middle School as “one of the most outstanding schools in Detroit” during his State-of-the-State speech. However, based on the state’s own Top-to-Bottom rankings, that Detroit public school is in the worst 8 percent of all schools in the state. Yet, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy gave Davison Elementary/Middle School an “A” on its report card. Why the discrepancy? The Mackinac Center factors in a school’s socioeconomic status when it evaluates academic success, while the Michigan Department of Education does not. Davison Elementary/Middle School had 93 percent of its 684 students eligible for free and...