The Marginalization of the Humanities

by | Apr 1, 2009 | The Public Humanist

The pressures bearing down on colleges and universities across Massachusetts and the nation as a result of the country’s economic woes have reignited the long simmering debate about the marginalization of the humanities and the value of a liberal arts education....

Origami will destroy the world

by | Apr 1, 2009 | Ten Gallon Liberal

Ever since the day my pal Dan and I threw a pot lid in the air and got some really incredible UFO photos, I've not been convinced of the efficacy of photos to prove much of anything. So witness this shot, currently making the rounds as a contest winner and...

Dear Andrew, thanks for writing

by | Apr 1, 2009 | Northampton Redoubt

Ah, if I only had a brain, but no I was not attempting to create a straw man argument in my last post. Rather, I am describing, from my point of view, the less than shocking intertwining of the city's partisan political system and power infrastructure with its...