Scandinavia’s U-turn on book reading

Source: Christian Science Monitor
by staff

“Amid a spate of cellphone and social media bans for young people around the world, there’s a parallel, quieter shift taking place in education. It is away from the ubiquity of digital technology and back to the analog tools of paper, pen, and pencils. And, in an interesting twist, this change is being led by the Scandinavian nations that pioneered the shift to ed tech learning more than a decade ago. Today, they are grappling with restoring – or, rather, redefining – what contributes to meaningful and enduring education.” (04/24/26)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/0424/Scandinavia-s-U-turn-on-book-reading

Steve Trinward

Reggio Meets Axolotls

Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Kelsy Achtenberg

“Before we can improve school, we have to ask a deeper question: What is school actually for? For us at The Innovation School, that question didn’t lead to a packaged curriculum or a scripted program. It led us to a philosophy that has shaped how we see children, learning, and the role of a teacher. That philosophy is the Reggio Emilia approach. It began after World War II in a small town in Italy, when a community led by educator Loris Malaguzzi set out to reimagine what education could be. After the destruction of the war, they wanted a system that wasn’t built on compliance or rigidity. They wanted one built on curiosity, real-life experiences, and human potential.” (04/24/26)

https://fee.org/articles/reggio-meets-axolotls/

Thomas L. Knapp

Researcher breaks 15-bit elliptic curve key in “largest quantum attack,” wins 1 Bitcoin bounty from Project Eleven

Source: The Block

“Independent researcher Giancarlo Lelli derived a 15-bit elliptic curve key using a publicly accessible quantum computer, in what Project Eleven called the ‘largest quantum attack’ on elliptic curve cryptography to date, albeit at a scale far below that used in real-world cryptographic systems. Project Eleven, a post-quantum security startup, awarded a 1 BTC bounty, currently worth over $78,000, to Lelli as part of its ‘Q-Day Prize.’ The bounty program was launched last year by the project to break elliptic-curve keys ranging from 1 to 25 bits before April 5 this year. … Bitcoin uses 256-bit elliptic curve cryptography to secure wallets, which is far larger than the 15-bit key broken in this demonstration.” (04/24/26)

https://www.theblock.co/post/398792/researcher-breaks-15-bit-elliptic-curve-key-wins-1-bitcoin-bounty-project-eleven

Thomas L. Knapp

Judge rejects DOJ bid to delay Anthropic appeal in Pentagon dispute

Source: Politico

“A federal judge in California has denied the government’s request to pause its appeal of a March ruling that temporarily blocked the Pentagon from labeling Anthropic as a supply chain risk. Justice Department lawyers argued earlier this week that the appeal should be put on hold until judges at the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals hand down a ruling in another case regarding Anthropic’s clash with the Pentagon. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin denied that request on Thursday, noting that the D.C. case was brought pursuant to a different statute. … Due to a quirk in federal law, Anthropic was forced in March to file lawsuits in both Northern California and the D.C. Circuit when it challenged the government’s action designating it a supply chain risk. On April 8, a three-judge panel at the D.C. Circuit rejected Anthropic’s request to pause the designation, creating a court split.” (04/24/26)

https://archive.is/ptUyL

Thomas L. Knapp

Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock, 04/24/26

Source: Freedom’s Phoenix

“Larken Rose (Author; Activist) comes on the program to provide an update on what he has been doing, geopolitics, The Activation Tour — Prescott, AZ with Derrick Broze — Friday, May 1, 6-10 PM (where he is a speaker), etc.” (04/24/26)

https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Media/394594-2026-04-22-2026-04-23-ernest-hancock-and-larken-rose-author-activist.htm

Thomas L. Knapp

We Can’t Agree on Inequality — Here’s Why

Source: EconLog
by Maurizio Bovi

“Centuries of argument have left a stubborn question unresolved: how much economic inequality is acceptable? Unlike inequalities rooted in race, gender, or disability — which typically attract broad moral condemnation — economic inequality in income, consumption, and wealth remains fiercely contested. That contestation does not result from a flaw in the debate; it is the debate’s defining feature.” (04/24/26)

https://www.econlib.org/library/columns/y2026/boviinequality

Thomas L. Knapp

Turns Out, “Unite the Right” Charlottesville Rally was Underwritten by the Left [sic]

Source: Batya Ungar-Sargon
by Batya Ungar-Sargon

“An explosive new indictment was handed down against the Southern Poverty Law Center this week, accusing the storied civil rights organization of 11 counts of wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and money laundering. The Department of Justice is alleging that between 2014 and 2023, the SPLC secretly funneled over $3 million from donors to leaders of the Ku Klux Klan, Unite the Right, and the Nazi Party, among other extremist organizations. … Paying millions of dollars to Nazis and Klansmen would be bad enough. But the indictment alleges that the SPLC went beyond that, actually underwriting the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in 2017, providing material support and supervision to what the Left turned into the symbol of Right-wing hate.” [editor’s note: Ungar-Sargon does have a little credibility on Charlottesville — on the “right” she was one of the few who didn’t try to perpetrate the “Charlottesville Hoax” Hoax – TLK] (04/26/26)

https://www.batya-us.com/p/for-years-the-left-used-the-unite

Steve Trinward