My university is getting a new president, after 26 years of the previous one being in that position. The new president was our provost (there was a national search, but it’s pretty clear that he… Continue reading…
Problems with Haidt, and against affirmative action for conservatives in higher education. The categories of “left” and “right” are often not all that helpful, and especially in university settings…. Continue reading…
As it happens, I’ve written about hurricanes before. I focused on how places get made, or don’t, in the wake of a disaster. The one in question for this… Continue reading…
This is an insightful statement by a young novelist in France. I have to think that it could just as easily have been said in the US, or in any… Continue reading…
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…