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That's Offensive!
Late last month, following a protest by House G.O.P. leader John Boehner and the Catholic League president William Donohue over...
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"It's Not the Dark Side. It Just Sucks."
This comment by Dr. Crazy about yesterday's post stuck with me. In explaining – very clearly – why she refused...
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Do You Want Fries with That Degree?
It happens every time. I start teaching the concepts of McDonaldization and mass production to my students and it sends...
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Time Bankrupt?
Do you feel like declaring time bankruptcy? Do you have more things to do each day than hours to do...
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My Father Is A Luddite
I think I may have just outed my dad. You see, my father is a luddite. He is extremely proud...
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MARK MADOFF'S POSTMODERN SUICIDE
Emile Durkheim, the great French sociologist, tells us that there are four kinds of suicide. None of the four really...
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Tenure: Mend It, Don't End It
The debate over the merits of faculty tenure at universities is perennial, passionate, and polarized. Supporters hold that tenure is...
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This Year's Market Indicator
Over the past year, my college has advertised for both tenure-track faculty positions and administrative positions. (More of the former...