My oldest boy goes to college this September, he will be a freshman at the University of Oregon. He was not excited. He would rather bypass the next four years, just get a job and start earning. I am empathetic. But I also know college remains a critical rite of passage to show on theContinue reading “War on Excellence”
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Equity and Thought Reform
I was subjected to some Maoist-light re-education at work. Telling me all about my implicit biases and teaching me all about equity.[1] It came replete with some illustrations. I loathe this image since it makes a direct visual reference to The Giving Tree – one of my favorite books from childhood. I wondered about copyrightContinue reading “Equity and Thought Reform”
Free Speech
April 25, 2022. Two synchronous events: Elon Musk buys Twitter and Erdoğan sentences Osman Kavala to life imprisonment. If we take Musk at his word, he purchased Twitter to expand free speech: “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future ofContinue reading “Free Speech”
Protective Arts 