News ICYMI: We must stop destroying our institutions 4 Jan 2021 America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded;…
News ICYMI: We must stop destroying our institutions 4 Jan 2021 America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded;…
News We must stop destroying our institutions 3 Jan 20214 Jan 2021 America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded;…
News Four more years 4 Nov 2020 It’s possible that within hours “President-elect” will be attached to Joe Biden’s name. For the more than 70-million Americans who voted for him, this will be great news. For the…
News America’s political rigidity 16 Oct 202015 Oct 2020 Blame it on the echo chamber. Or perhaps blame it on fear. Or perhaps blame it on anger. Whatever the cause(s), too many Americans have wrapped themselves in their political…
News Two apparently unacceptable voices walk away from mainstream media organizations; this is not something to celebrate 18 Jul 202019 Jul 2020 NOTE: This post has been updated Bari Weiss was an editor at the New York Times. “Was” is the key word because she resigned a few days ago. Andrew Sullivan…
News (2nd UPDATE, 9:20 p.m. May 3 MORE CUTS INFO) Ohio U cuts 140 positions; other universities soon to do the same? 3 May 20203 May 2020 2nd UPDATE: 9:20 p.m. EDT, May 3: Bryan Alexander has a comprehensive list of announced furloughs or job cuts. One of his conclusions bears special attention: A few reflections on…
News Orthodoxy 10 Apr 2019 If there is one consistent tenet to our political nonsense these days, it's the idea that we should be independent thinkers who must agree with the prevailing political wisdom. But…
News Republicans and Democrats agree: America’s colleges are on the wrong track. However… 27 Jul 2018 ...as you might guess, they don't agree on WHY they believe that's the case. As the Chronicle of Higher Education notes, Of Republican respondents who disapprove of high education’s path,…
News Oh my: The voters might elect a (Democratic) Socialist…in PITTSBURGH 13 May 201813 May 2018 The New Yorker has the details. Here in this tiny race is the larger, existential battle over the future of the Democratic Party that is taking place across the country.…
