December 2021
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PGR 2021 Preview: Summary of specialty rankings for programs tied 33rd
Continung with the recent specialty rankings previews for programs outside the very top ranks, below the are the summaries of the specialty rankings for the programs tied at 33rd: Duke University, Indiana University at Bloomington; University of Connecticut at Storrs; University of Miami; University of Virginia.
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Great moments in obscure rock ‘n’ roll: the five best finds of 2021…
…in my opinion, anyway. Glad to hear yours in the comments (click on the category, "Great Moments in Obscure Rock 'n' Roll" [in which this post appears] to see this year's selections from which to choose). Here's my top five: Bang, "Mother," 1972 Blodwyn Pig, "Same Old Story," 1970 The Damnation of Adam Blessing, "The…
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PGR 2021 Preview: Summary of specialty rankings for programs tied 38th
Continung with the recent specialty rankings previews for programs outside the very top ranks, below the are the summaries of the specialty rankings for the programs tied at 38th: Northwestern University and University of Maryland, College Park.
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America is doomed, part 414: millions of armed individuals may revolt if Trump doesn’t win in 2024
That's the short version; here's a longer excerpt: If armed violence erupts the 2024 elections, quelling it could fall to the U.S. military, which may be reluctant to take arms against U.S. citizens. In that case, the fate of the nation might well be decided by a simple fact: a big subset of one of…
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The proposed “restructuring” at the University of Sydney
This is alarming: Student newspaper Honi Soit reported it had seen a leaked list of units and enrolment numbers which revealed that at least 252 of 748 (33.7 per cent) undergraduate units were at risk of being cut. Among the vulnerable subjects were Hebrew, biblical and Jewish studies, visual arts and philosophy, it reported. Other…
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University of Chicago delays start of Winter Quarter one week…
…and the first two weeks of instruction thereafter will be online. (The Law School is not delayed, so we will be online for three weeks.) Chicago recorded over 5,000 new cases today, double from what it was a week ago, and five times what it was two weeks ago. I'm sure the story is similar…
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PGR 2021 Preview: Summary of specialty rankings for programs tied at 46th
Continuing with the recent preview, below the fold are the summaries of specialty rankings for the five schools tied at 46th: University of California at Davis; University of Illinois at Chicago; University of Minnesota at Minneapolis-St. Paul; University of Rochester; and University of Utah.
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PGR 2021 Preview: Summary of specialty rankings for U.S. programs ranked 44th
Following up on yesterday's preview, below the fold are the summaries of specialty rankings for the two programs tied for 44th in the U.S.: Florida State University and Rice University. The remainder of the top fifty should follow later today.
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In dead of night, University of Hong Kong removes “Pillar of Shame” statue…
…commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre. The University's official statement effectively acknowledges that the University removed it because of the Beijing-imposed laws that criminalize dissent. This is the latest in a series of incidents that indicate Hong Kong is being crushed by the authoritarians in Beijing. (Thanks to Chris Fraser for the pointer.)
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Setting health-care priorities during pandemics and other mass casualty events
The entire conference, featuring many philosophers, is online here. The topic, alas, is rather obviously timely! The schedule is below the fold:
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The Israeli General and Deleuze & Guattari
A strange story. (Thanks to Aaron Garrett for the pointer.)
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PGR 2021 Preview: Summary of specialty rankings for U.S. programs ranked 40th
Lower-ranked (overall) programs often have strength in particular specialties, which it is useful for prospective students to know about. Today, I list the specialty rankings for the programs ranked 40 overall: Boston University, Carnegie-Mellon University, Syracuse University, and University of California at Santa Barbara. I'll fill out the rest of the top 50 over the…
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PGR 2021 Preview: The U.S. top 50
Since Wiley-Blackwell still has not gotten the full 2021 report online, an since deadlines are fast approaching (in some cases, they have passed), I wanted to share the top 50 overall in the U.S. from the 2021 surveys (the online report will include the medians and modes, as well as the rank in prior years,…
I respond to this report here https://jasonstanleyantifascist.substack.com/p/on-the-philosophical-muddle-that