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The Racial Spoils System Invents a Tribe for Native Hawaiians: Note for a...
www.wsj.comThe Supreme Court has stopped a race-based election, but not a planned constitutional convention.ENLARGEHonolulu PHOTO: AFP/GETTY IMAGESBy KELI‘I AKINADec. 18, 2015 6:26 p.m. ET21...
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The Soft Power of Militant Jihad
By THOMAS HEGGHAMMER DEC. 18, 2015, New York TimesImage from article, with caption: In an Islamic State propaganda video, a Canadian, Andre Poulin, urged other to join the fightOslo — AFTER Abu Musab...
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American higher education is a house divided
washingtonpost.com Purdue President Mitch Daniels, former governor of Indiana (Michael Conroy/Associated Press)By George F. Will Opinion writer December 18 at 7:23 PM WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.Although he is...
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A must-read for students of the "American" language who like American movies...
John Brown and Maristella Feustle shared a link.That Weirdo Announcer-Voice Accent: Where It Came From and Why It Went AwayIs your language rhotic? How to find out, and whether you should...
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How Uncle Sam became the biggest student lender
Courtney Miller, usatoday.com; see also "While university presidents earn millions, many professors struggle."(Photo: Thinkstock)After mortgages, student loans represent the biggest debt being...
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Politically correct universities 'are killing free speech'
Javier Espinoza and Gordon Rayner, telegraph.co.ukPolitically correct universities 'are killing free speech' Photo: David Sandison/The Independent/REXBritish universities have become too politically...
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All the Dictator’s Men
Joshua Rubenstein, wsj.com/articlesStalin targeted the relatives, assistants and friends of his inner circle. Yet his lieutenants kept the Soviet state together after his death.In February 1946, when...
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The Autobiography of W.H. Auden
wsj.comHe was an enthusiastic appreciator and a genial, candid critic: ‘I am not sure what this is about. The Norse Invasions?’ENLARGECirca 1946 PHOTO: JERRY COOKE/THE LIFE PICTURE COLLECTION/GETTY...
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In 2015, jazz reasserted itself
By Andy Beta December 19 Washington PostFrom left, Patrice Quinn, Miles Mosely and Kamasi Washington perform at the Howard Theatre. (Kyle Gustafson for The Washington Post)As year-end top-10 lists...
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Shut up, food snobs. Chain restaurants are awesome: Note for a lecture, "E...
By Michael Mitchell and Nick Wiger December 18Nick Wiger is a writer and comedian living in Los Angeles. He co-hosts "Doughboys," a podcast about chain restaurants.Those bougie elites who smugly...
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Rise of the humanities
[JB note: This well-intentioned article doesn't adequately deal with the question: What kind of "humanities" are being studied today -- and how rigorously? How many USA undergrads who are native...
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Oberlin College sushi ‘disrespectful’ to Japanese
By Justin Wm. Moyer December 21 at 3:29 AM Washington Post; via LH on FacebookOberlin College in 2013. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)Pizza, pasta, bratwurst, matzo ball soup, General Tso’s chicken, sushi,...
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10 Ways to Spot an American Abroad: Note for a lecture, "E Pluribus Unum?...
Garrett Steele, travel.alot.comBeing Americans, we think we're pretty awesome. Across the globe, not everyone will agree with that sentiment, however. If you don't want to stick out like a sore thumb,...
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Why does Obama always go to Hawaii for Christmas? Note for a lecture, "E...
politics.northcrane.comimage from articleIt’s almost Christmas, and for President Barack Obama that means returning to the islands of Hawaii.Mr. Obama was raised in Hawaii and the islands are home to...
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The troubling political implications of Americans’ sense of superiority: Note...
Washington PostDonald Trump at a campaign rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday. (Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press)By Catherine Rampell Opinion writer December 21 at 7:30 PM I’m right and you’re...
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In a Fake Online Class With Students Paid to Cheat, Could Professors Catch...
chronicle.comvia MVH on FacebookWestern Carolina U.Alvin Malesky, an associate professor and head of the psychology department at Western Carolina U.: Online-cheating services can "do medicine or...
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Note for a lecture, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps the United States United"
Via JH on FacebookJohn Brown shared Kenny Hay's photo.
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I think, therefore I earn
Jessica Shepherd, theguardian.com; via a Facebook friendPhilosophy graduates are suddenly all the rage with employers. What can they possibly have to offer?image from"A degree in philosophy? What are...
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В топ-10 самых популярных книг в России попал Джордж Оруэлл
meduza.io; via MT on Facebookimage from [listing on Amazon of 1984 (Russian Edition)]08:25, 23 ДЕКАБРЯ 2015 РБККнига «1984» британского писателя Джорджа Оруэлла в 2015 году попала в топ-10 самых...
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