January 2012
2 posts
Write this down (so you don't forget) →
Publish your conference papers online. It both helps build your online presence and has something more substantive to show hiring committees when you hit the market.
Two Conversatons
One: On Road Trips
“How was the drive,” goes the usual question.
“You’ve seen the film, Mad Max, haven’t you?
“Yes, but what does that have to do with driving to and from Austin?”
“Well, that’s what it’s like driving through west Texas along the 10. Except, sometimes I think Mad Max had more people. I’m not kidding. It’s just brutal.”
“Then why do you do it?
“Because I have to. It’s the...
February 2011
1 post
A discussion on Egypt →
I had a chat with a friend of mine about Egypt. The file is hosted on my primary website. If you like this, and want more. Tell me. I want to post several more like these in the coming months more as exercise in self-edification than anything else.
January 2011
2 posts
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Republicans are Evil; Democrats Hate America
or, a brief lesson in why rhetoric is here to stay
It seems that everyone has an opinion on political rhetoric, its use, misuse, and abuse in modern political discourse. At least that is quickly becoming the developing meme after Saturday’s violence in Tucson, Arizona. What’s missing, however, in all these exhortations to more civilized politics is a clearer understanding of the...
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On Resolutions
We are what we do. This is the lesson from Aristotle. At least, this is pretty much all that I can remember from reading the Nicomachean Ethics in a reading group several years ago. But truth be told, one does not need to read ancient Greek philosophy to understand this axiom of human behavior: no doubt that any line of inquiry in science, anecdotal observation, or moral...
December 2010
1 post
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Beyond Rhetoric: net neutrality vs. free and open...
The recent decision by the FCC to impose new regulations in the name of “net neutrality” has certainly got the attention of major GOP and conservative opinions leaders. (Soon to be) Speaker of the House John Boehner spoke out against it on Twitter. Michelle Malkin, writing on NRO, elegantly highlighted the influence by leftists who are pursuing “media justice” and sorely...