October 2010
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M.A. Students and PhD Applications
An M.A. student writes: I'm a second-year master's student, and I'll be applying to PhD programs this December. I know that this is the time when you get asked questions concerning the application process because students are trying to get ready, so I figured I would ask away in benefit of both myself and all…
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If the Democrats are decimated on Tuesday…
…is war with Iran next? I wish I could say this analysis was implausible, but…. (Thanks to Christopher Morris for the pointer.) UPDATE: As if on cue, a morally depraved pundit identifies another reason why war will be attractive to Obama: stimulus spending!
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Habermas on Recent Ugly Political Sentiments in Germany
Several readers sent me this piece, which is consistent with Habermas's longstanding and important role as the moral conscience of Germany.
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The economic news that no one reported
Do read this. AND AN ADDENDUM.
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Making Manuscript Rejection More Efficient
Follow the lead of the 1920s film industry? (Thanks to Daniel Butt for the pointer.)
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New Philosophy Books for October
They may not have been published this month, but they were kindly sent to me this month by publishers and/or authors: Habermas: Introduction and Analysis by David Ingram (Cornell University Press, 2010) The Concept of Law from a Transnational Perspective by Detlef von Daniels (Ashgate, 2010) Torture, Terror and Trade-Offs: Philosophy for the White House by…
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Paul LeBel Named Provost at North Dakota
The University of North Dakota announced that Interim Provost Paul LeBel has been appointed to the post permanently. Lebel is the former dean of the University of North Dakota School of Law. He was a law faculty member at William and Mary and the University of Alabama. He also served as dean at Florida State.
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“Voting is the opiate of the masses”
Certainly in the U.S. in particular, that seems right.
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So you want to get a PhD in English?
Over-the-top cynical, but funny.
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UC Irvine Eases Back on Scholarship Dollars
I've been blogging a bit about the financial challenges for public law schools, focusing particularly on Arizona State and Minnesota. UC Irvine has its own intriguing story which develops a bit more each year. UCI has done a fabulous job recruiting great students and faculty. Part of their success, on the student front, flows from their aggressive…
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Law porn via e-mail?
Several law professors have forwarded to me an e-mail sent by NYU, it appears, to every law professor in the country (I got it too): it is basically the e-mail version of the "law porn" that NYU pioneered in the 1990s under John "I never met a bit of ludicrous hyperbole that embarrassed me" Sexton. As…
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Gallagher from Central Florida & Hertfordshire to Memphis
Shaun Gallagher, who has been a leader in the growing field of work at the intersection of phenomenology and philosophy of mind/cognitive science, has accepted the Moss Chair at the University of Memphis, where he will start in fall 2011. He presents holds appointments at the University of Central Florida and the University of Hertfordshire…
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How have other universities handled budget crises without destroying entire departments?
A scholar at Albany writes: I am writing from the Siege of Albany to thank you and to ask for your assistance. We in the Albany foreign language community would like to thank you for publicizing our crisis and for the kind comments you made in response to efforts to eliminate many of…
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“SUNY Under Seige”
An informative website, prompted by the shocking decision by the SUNY-Albany administration to eliminate almost all its language programs. I would also urge all readers to sign the petition protesting the cuts.
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University of Minnesota Law Prepares For State Budget Cuts
A couple of weeks ago I noted that Arizona State Law was preparing to ease itself off the state subsidy in the next few years. Dean Paul Berman took the bold – and perhaps dangerous, from a PR point of view - step of getting in front of the problem before actual cutbacks decimated the school's program. But…
Georgy Maksimovich pointed me to this article in Russian: https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2026/05/25/antisovetskie-filosofskie-kontratseptsii