Eighty-one percent are in agreement, to be exact. Here’s a link to the poll itself, which also asked about J6 itself: Though most Republicans don’t condone the actions of those who forced their way into the Capitol [on J6], the … Continue reading →
Here’s how Biden reacted to a disruption from pro-Hamas demonstrators while he was speaking at a South Carolina church: BREAKING: Biden looks stunned as protestors disrupt Biden's remarks at Mother Emanuel AME Church in South Carolina: "Ceasefire now!" BIDEN: "I … Continue reading →
Ideological conformity is required in academia: We then take the reader on an imaginary tour of academia from the point of view of an independent-minded highschooler and demonstrate how many conformity pressures he or she will face on their way … Continue reading →
Blahbitty blah blah blah: Since I first arrived here as an undergraduate in 1973, I cannot recall a period of comparable tension on our campus and across our community. That tension has been exacerbated by concerns about how we address … Continue reading →
(1) Regarding a discussion about AI in today’s Open Thread – any source of information, be it tedious old-fashioned library work, Google, or AI so far (and maybe into the future), is vulnerable to “garbage in, garbage out.” The human … Continue reading →
Serenade is one of my favorite ballets. It was the first ballet Balanchine choreographed in the US – in 1934, ninety years ago, although it’s timeless – and one of his very greatest as well as one of the greatest … Continue reading →
Guess what? The gloves are off!: This time it’s personal. On Friday Joe Biden tore into his predecessor Donald Trump as never before. He brimmed with anger, disdain and contempt. “As never before”? If you’ve been hiding under a rock, … Continue reading →
Every now and then I get a commenter asking why I don’t write about a certain topic. But it’s often something I have written about. For example, today a commenter mentioned – perhaps tongue in cheek, so I’m not intending … Continue reading →
Commenter “Mike K” writes: The sad and infuriating thing about what was done to Roland Fryer is that he was a genuine academic star. No need for that thumb on the scale or affirmative action. The book “The Bell Curve” … Continue reading →
Seen in the YouTube comments: “Barry captures another heart.”
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