A 17th century educational network could offer an alternative to universities under ideological attacks from the right.
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News is a vital nutrient of the body politic. Without accurate information, democratic societies cannot survive, let alone produce the “alert and knowledgeable citizenry” necessary for their survival.
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By Sheldon Greaves The quote above is a less well-known ancillary to Sun Tzu’s more famous quote: “Know your enemy as you know yourself, and in one hundred battles you will not be in peril. This post is about intellectual … 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 Recent news stories about how some evangelical Christians have embraced Donald Trump note that this acceptance is not just the latest example of politics making for strange bedfellows. There is, apparently, a strong sense that The Donald holds … Continue reading
By Sheldon The world of intelligence and intelligence analysis is very different from that of the usual scholar or knowledge worker, with the possible exception of the investigative journalist. The difference is that the intel professional has to work with … Continue reading
I have watched the debate between climate scientists and the global warming deniers with a great deal of frustration, but until recently I could not articulate clearly why I found it so exasperating. It seems that the denier camp has … Continue reading
For a long time I have been watching the movement known as Creationism as they have attempted to push aside the teaching of evolution in the schools. In its place, they would teach something called “creationism” which started out once upon a time as the creation story found in the book of Genesis.
Continue readingAs part of my day job at Henley-Putnam University I spend a lot of time on accreditation issues. I was deeply involved in working to secure both state approval from the California Bureau of Private, Postsecondary and Vocational Education (BPPVE) … Continue reading
Most discussions of ideas eventually invoke the metaphor of the “marketplace of ideasâ€. I’ve always assumed this alludes to the market square of ancient Athens—the Agora—where some of the greatest minds of antiquity thrashed out the issues and ideas of … Continue reading