Most folks who speak often in public tend to have a collection of anecdotes they repeat to illustrate familiar points. Dr. King, for instance, had a whole stack of sermon passages, which he shuffled like a deck of cards, to fill out various addresses. (Yes, “I have a dream” was one.) Wendy Brown, academic doyenne, … Continue reading Guilford Is In “The Times” Again— Yes, With Ayn Rand
Someday, I’m thinking, there will be a historic marker on (or near) the campus of Friends University in Wichita, Kansas. And if I last long enough to see it go up, I gotta take a selfie standing next to it. And if I’m really lucky, maybe Caitlyn Fox will take one with me. I’ll get … Continue reading Well, FU to Friends University: you Flunked the Freedom of Expression Exam Big Time.
“Predictions are hard,” said the sage yogi Berra, “especially about the future.” Yet sometimes there are exceptions — predictions that are easy. Like this one:
“Predictions are hard,” said the sage yogi Berra, “especially about the future.” I agree with that rule, and follow it, mostly. Yet sometimes there are exceptions — predictions that are easy. Like this one:
Matt Hisrich, who was in his second year as Dean of Earlham School of Religion in Richmond Indiana, was abruptly banned from campus on Wednesday December 16 2020. His Earlham email was revoked that morning, and he was directed to vacate the campus by 3 PM. Co-workers hurriedly gathered that afternoon to bid him a … Continue reading ESR Upheaval: Dean Resigns, Is Abruptly Banned