[NOTE: At the end of this set of excerpts, Silk closes with a declaration that goes well past enthusiasm, and surpasses loyalty, to become an effusion of sheer devotion that sounds more religious than political. The clinical phrase “personality cult” hardly does justice to it. For outsiders, it should be food for thought: they are facing … Continue reading “Diamond” of “Diamond & Silk” – Black Super-Trump Stars, Passes Away
[NOTE: one scholar cited here says that the number of tenured professors ballooned after World War II, when more Amerians, especially veterans, went to college, got advanced degrees and stayed on to teach. Today, student body numbers are falling, but grad schools keep churning out new PhDs. So there’s a glut, too many carrying … Continue reading Academic Tenure Will Soon Be Gone — Unless . . .
I missed a significant anniversary last month, on December 7. No, not Pearl Harbor Day, December 7 1941, when a deadly Japanese surprise attack on American bases in Hawaii pulled the U. S. into World War II. Nor was it December 7, 1973, my son’s birthday.
I haven’t met Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrat of Rhode Island. And I don’t know much about him, beyond a skim of Wikipedia and some other articles. (The gist: Northeast liberal, some family money, Yale; he’s 67, doesn’t look it; married only once. As U.S. attorney he put some Rhode island hoods and crooked pols in the … Continue reading More on “The Scheme” — Part 1
[NOTE: Some readers might wonder: why does this Quaker blogger post so often about Catholic church issues & development? Is it just because I was raised RC? No doubt that upbringing left its marks. [If you’re interested, this background is explored in my memoir, Meetings.] But there are broader reasons. Here are a few: — … Continue reading After Buying the Supreme Court for Rightwing Catholicism — Why not Add a Few Universities? Deal!