Brooks on Cultural Geography
I often read David Brooks in the NY Times, even though I hardly ever agree with him. Today's column got me more irritated than usual. Brooks argues that cultural geography will allow us to "study why...
View ArticleLou Holtz running for Congress in Central Florida?
The Orlando Sentinel is reporting this morning (right here) that Lou Holtz, football coach extraordinaire of Notre Dame (mostly), might throw his hat into the ring for Republican nominee for Suzanne...
View ArticleFacebook friends and politics
Facebook is about the worst place to talk politics, I find. Post something on your wall, and you usually get banal responses from those you've friended. Want to talk politics? Then just become a fan or...
View ArticleEvangelicalism Makes You Stupid
I figured a catchy title is essential for any self-respecting diary, so there you have it. Now, to tell you what I mean. But first, context – I grew up evangelical. Went to Bible college, 3 years....
View ArticleAnother tragedy, this time in Orlando
There's not much information yet, but there's been another shooting, this time in Orlando. As I write this, one person is dead, and five are injured. The shooter fled the scene but was arrested at his...
View ArticlePhilosophy and dKos - Concepts and How They Matter
Philosophy is the study of concepts. Gilles Deleuze called us the "friend of the concept". Unfortunately, concepts are not so much studied these days as they are used as slogans, or weapons, or...
View ArticlePhilosophy and dKos - Freedom Part 1: Cars and Freedom
This is an installment in the occasional series on philosophy and dKos. This time: Freedom, part 1: Cars and Freedom. See the intro to this series, Philosophy and dKos: Concepts and How They Matter
View ArticleHow Should I Live In This Strange Place? Whiteness and Violence in South Africa
This is the title of an academic paper written by Samantha Vice, in the philosophy department at Rhodes University in South Africa. Her paper has provoked a storm in South Africa, including an assault...
View ArticleHow they do it in the UK - Higher Education Edition
Back in June, the UK government issued a white paper on higher education. It was by no means as extreme as the much loathed (and much-celebrated, by Republicans) "7-point Plan for Higher Education" in...
View ArticleSteve Jobs, Go Home!
So let me know - send this to the Orlando Sentinel, or no? (I shouldn't have to say this, but this is satire)
View ArticleThe Path to Mediocrity in Higher Education: Florida Edition
In Florida, my (adopted) state, we have a "blue ribbon panel" on higher education. It is modeled on the Texas blue ribbon panel, and based on the Heartland Institute's policy briefs on the issue. They...
View ArticleMarkets and their Discontents
This was inspired by two recent articles in NYT, part of a series."Arbitration Everywhere, Stacking the Deck of Justice" by Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Robert Gebeloff"In Arbitration a 'Privatization...
View Article
