This semester at Thales College, I am teaching a survey course focusing on literature, most of it English poetry, from…
Institutional Neutrality and the Truth I have noted in recent days that several American colleges have declared themselves “institutionally neutral,”…
Every year when the school season starts I remember that I was a lousy student in school until I got…
One of the most striking things about higher education is that many of the world’s greatest geniuses never had much,…
Imagine that you are a lover of folk music and your friend prefers the music of the big bands. Imagine…
So-called “higher” education is supposed to be all about truth, beauty, and progress, achieved through learning and discovery. “Truths” are…
While studying philosophy as an undergrad, I took a seminar on Friedrich Nietzsche. What followed could be described as a…
We have a national security risk going nearly unnoticed. It doesn’t draw widespread attention on the evening news or social…
The news is that Goldsmiths College, a subsidiary of the University of London, has cut its Queer Studies Program. The…
