It’s official: global warming is real. Now the debate has shifted to whether it’s worth doing anything about it.
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When some big event like the World Cup, Olympic Games, or the Superbowl is close at hand, the cyber criminals are more active. This also applies to holidays, especially the ones where you spend lots of money. “Cyber Monday”, the … Continue reading
By Sheldon Greaves There is an assumption that lies behind much of the opposition to efforts by people of good will to provide aid and support to people who find themselves in tight economic times. That myth is that if … Continue reading
By Sheldon Greaves It’s something we all heard in graduate school, those of us who were in some kind of humanities or liberal arts program: employers love liberal arts graduates. They are looking for people who can communicate, express themselves … Continue reading
By Sheldon Greaves With the release last Friday of the Fourth National Climate Assessment came Trump’s predictable denial of the science behind it, and the equally predictable (and justifiable) exasperation expressed by anyone with even a moderate knowledge of the … Continue reading
It has always amazed me how one of the signature holidays in the U.S., Thanksgiving, has somehow managed to evade the level of commercialization that accompanies its more gaudy sibling, Christmas. There is some level of consumerism, of course, and … Continue reading
By Sheldon Not long ago the web was abuzz with the news that a judge had ordered EPA Director Scott Pruitt to disclose the climate science behind his claims that deny accepted science on global warming. Scientific American (“Judge Orders … Continue reading
by Sheldon Greaves There have been several excellent posts on the net recently about the problems facing higher education, and some of the reasons why things have deteriorated. Debra Leigh Scott’s excellent summary, “How The American University was Killed, in … Continue reading
By Sheldon Greaves Years ago I came across an article that touted the civic planning theories of Richard Florida, who was making waves with the fascinating claim that the real money-making parts of America were those that emphasized “creative” work; … Continue reading