In-class exercise, evaluating web sources

Current economic crisis

• http://www.un.org/esa/policy/wess/wesp2010files/wesp2010pr.pdf
• http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2010/09/the-economic-situation.html
• http://www.theonion.com/articles/report-unemployment-high-because-people-keep-blowi,17803/
  

Space exploration

• http://www.ufos-aliens.co.uk/cosmicapollo.html
• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1508150/A-new-golden-age-of-space-exploration.html
• http://www.spacex.com/
• http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703382904575059350409331536.html

Gender disparity in higher education

• http://fabiusmaximus.wordpress.com/2009/07/07/women/
• http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2010/05/huge-college-degree-gap-for-class-of.html
• http://masculinisme.blog-city.com/youve_got_male_1.htm
• http://fathersunite.org/Letters%20and%20Articles/commentary_on_malenes

Cost of college education

• http://www.highereducation.org/reports/affordability_supplement/affordability_1.shtml
• http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/05/your-money/paying-for-college/05money.html
• http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/04/07/miller
• http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/106553/

Tea party movement

• http://taxdayteaparty.com/about/
• http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/07/us/politics/08palin.html
• http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/tea_party_movement
• http://www.teapartyexpress.org/