November 2019
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Blast from the past: Gottlieb on Romano
Back in 2012.
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The ethics of drone use
Philosopher Trish Glazebrook (Washington State) comments.
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Great moments in obscure rock ‘n’ roll: Elf, “Rocking Chair Rock ‘n’ Roll Blues,” 1974
Here's another number from Ronnie James Dio's pre-metal period, with his first band, Elf; this is from their second album:
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The latest university administrator to blow it on an academic freedom issue
And a lawyer no less.
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Another academic administrator who doesn’t understand her job
Eric Rasmusen is a business professor at Indiana University, Bloomington, who has been a well-known "right-wing nut" (to use the techincal term) on social media for many years. One of his recent tweets (less obnoxious than some of his others, actually) attracted a lot of attention, leading Provost Lauren Robel to issue this statement. (Professor…
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A letter of reference for Bartleby
Appropriately cautious.
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Adolph Reed on Obama, Warren, and Sanders
Professor Reed really does not like Elizabeth Warren, and he's clearly right that Democratic elites would prefer Trump re-elected than Sanders. UPDATE: Meanwhile, the absurd Mayor Pete is now leading in both Iowa and New Hampshire. We may have a scenario in which the winner of the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries is then destroyed…
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What are cover letters for? (Do’s and don’t’s)
A graduate student in philosophy writes: Would it be possible to pose the questions in the subject line to the blog? Some questions: how much tailoring to the department is necessary? How cheesy does tailoring (period) come off? Do you need to mention that you'd be excited to "collaborate" with people in the department? How…
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Blast from the past: “Jewish poker” philosophy
Back in 2010 (although the genre is still around).
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Ibram Kendi, totalitarian
Amazing: He wants unelected “formally trained experts on racism” (presumably all from critical race-theory departments) to have unaccountable control over every policy that won’t yield racial equality in every field of life, public or private. They are tasked with investigating “private racist policies.” Any policy change anywhere in the U.S. would have to be precleared…
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Mayor Pete’s appeal to moderate Republicans
This is apt.
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The growing importance of “privacy law”
An open letter from scholars and practitioners.
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Spotted on the road in Kansas
Seriously.
Giovanni Molteni Tagliabue (Italy) Rationalized and Extended Democracy – The REDemo Project. Foreword by Gilberto Corbellini. Firenze University Press 2023.…