One of the most shopworn and least shocking of discoveries about USA higher education Is that of Ivy League “affirmative action” (aka preferential admissions) for the non-genius children of wealthy donors or powerful alumni (mainly WASPS). This “exposé” (which, to be fair, is also found at many other non-ivy schools) has been around about a … Continue reading Harvard, Affirmative Action, “Reparations,” & Me
In yesterday’s New York Times, columnist Michelle Cottle picked “George Santos”, said by some to be a Congressman-elect, as political con man of 2022:
January 2022: was it sunrise for Democracy, or sunset? We weren’t the only worried ones . . . . . . In Washington, the Supremes were busy working up their new minority rule act, with a special interest in the coming midterm elections, and protecting their withering reputations from the “stench” of their “ethics free … Continue reading My 2022 Rollercoaster: Photos & Cartoons, Part 1
Want to hear the Christmas story told from a non-supernatural, anti-colonial perspective? Here it is, by Friend Helena Cobban, from Charlottesville VA, and her justworld educational site. Then to follow up is another one, from me. It happened in Brooklyn New York, in 1967. I call it, How I Got So Lucky. Previous pre-holiday stories: … Continue reading Two More Quaker Pre-Holiday Stories!
