You wouldn’t have to be living under a rock to have missed what was going on in Uganda over the last two weeks. Major North American news outlets provided lackluster coverage in rather inconspicuous places, and it seems the largest networks now have bigger fish to fry jerks to gawk at. Admittedly, I’m a bit [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘politics’
September 8, 2009
The Reading Citizen, the Thinking Public
I reflect here on how two NYT op-eds artificially restrict reading and critical thinking to categories of the student experience in higher education. I encourage people to read and think for themselves!
October 3, 2008
Biden Balks While Palin Performs
Sarah Palin gave the performance of her career during this evening’s Vice Presidential debate. Right from her initial “Can I call ya Joe?” she disarmed an initially cocky Biden, who took the first twenty minutes of the evening getting his balance to get off the defensive. But even his easy smile and his tendency toward [...]
July 18, 2008
The Art of Great Leadership
Regular readers of this page know that I purposely conceptualize art in the broadest possible sense here. Today I pay homage to a man whose greatest masterpieces include ending apartheid, establishing a consensus government in South Africa, and establishing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Nelson Mandela turns ninety today, and his cry for [...]
