From Nov. 27, 2016
Devos as education secretary is a clear case of putting ideology over students, empirical results, and the public good. While her experience is with primary and secondary education, I also… Continue reading…
From Nov. 25, 2016
NYT: “Many in Florida Count on Obama’s Health Law, Even Amid Talk of Its Demise”
So, for all those who said that they took Trump seriously but not… Continue reading…
From Nov. 22, 2016
FiveThirtyEight: “Education, Not Income, Predicted Who Would Vote For Trump” http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/education-not-income-predicted-who-would-vote-for-trump/
The statisticians do the correlations here. At the end, there are some guesses as to causation.
“Education levels may be… Continue reading…
From Nov. 21, 2016
This Socrates fellow might have been on to something. Some of the charges at his trial included that “Socrates is a doer of evil, who corrupts the youth; and who does… Continue reading…
From Nov. 17, 2016
http://today.ucf.edu/find-way-make-dialogue-work/
There is a breaking point for many people around the neighborhood and around the country, as has been seen this month.
These are lines in the sand, points past… Continue reading…
From Nov. 15, 2016
Is anyone else having a really hard time focusing right now? Everyone has their reasons. Mine include: what’s the use of being a philosopher and trying to teach the proper use… Continue reading…
From Nov. 13, 2016
https://www.splcenter.org/tell-president-trump-take-responsibility-hate-hes-unleashed
Yes to this. And I’d go further, as I have been over the past few days. Now is a golden opportunity for many Trump supporters to live up to… Continue reading…
From Nov. 12, 2016
So, what I want to know (and this is a real question): are there groups of Trump voters standing up and condemning hate crimes done in the name of… Continue reading…
From Nov. 12, 2016
Recently, I posted a FaceBook post (https://www.facebook.com/bbjanz/posts/10105762058979462?notif_t=like¬if_id=1478877406715622) which argued that those who elected Trump into office were saddled with his entire platform, including the racist, sexist, and xenophobic aspects of… Continue reading…
From Nov. 11, 2016
In the aftermath of the election, I’m hearing from some Trump supporters that they do not want to be grouped with the racists, the sexists, the xenophobes, the hatemongers. They claim… Continue reading…
From Nov. 9, 2016
Deterritorialize, reterritorialize. The molar won, or did the molecular? Depends on who’s seeing a line of flight. All I know is, the affect is ugly, but it is still affect. There’s… Continue reading…
From Oct. 24, 2016
http://www.apaonline.org/general/custom.asp?page=codeofconduct
Ok, so the APA has a code of conduct now. Several people have been raising questions about whether it could be used to silence people, and the questions are… Continue reading…
From Oct. 19, 2016
http://stars.library.ucf.edu/ucf-forum/224
I’m in Cape Town, South Africa, as I write this. I’ve been heading to South Africa about once a year or so for a while now, and before that… Continue reading…
From Aug. 26, 2016
Interesting article. There are precedents in Judaism, in Native American traditions, in some African traditions, and in various Anabaptist traditions, including my own Mennonite background, in the peace stand…. Continue reading…
From Aug. 24, 2016
http://today.ucf.edu/must-learn-tell-narratives-make-us-better-not-diminish-us/
Every four years we turn to our TVs and online sites to cheer on competitors vying for supremacy in an arena where the rules are often unclear and scandal… Continue reading…
On State of Florida Bill 0837: Relating to Student & Faculty Academic Freedom
Bruce B. Janz
Draft: 21 April 2005
Do not quote without permission
Why This Page?
I have prepared this page in the… Continue reading…