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A remembered Dreyfus remark on the Maharishi: I recall hearing Dreyfus say in a recorded lecture, perhaps twenty-five years ago,…
I just published in the new PPA and can say it was one of the most difficult, rigorous R&R’s of…
I am a freelance editor that works entirely for major university presses. I’ve even been brought in when outsourced book…
My colleague and I published a textbook with a major publisher several years ago, and the process was much like…
I recently published a book with a top publisher. My experience was similar to the English professor. However, happily, after…
I’d like to give the highest praise to the LSE Press, who published my book “The Open Society as an…
Donald Dobkin, who sued the University of Iowa College of Law on the grounds of age discrimination, lost his case before an Iowas state jury last week. Dobkin had unsuccessfully applied for a faculty position at the age of 56. Dobkin's cv is here.
Correction: I originally stated that this case was heard by a Federal jury. In fact, the case was heard in Iowa state court.
Dear Roger of Invisible America, Your remarks towards the end of this comment about Nat Goldhaber (I’ve got a friend…