Thursday, November 5, 2026

Tired of spending money on the things you need? Then try joining a truly...

After all, for thousands of years, the indigenous people of the land Detroit now sits on engaged in freely giving what was needed to others. The practice is ancient.

Ritual, power, and the weekend arena

The roar of a crowd that believes its collective voice matters stands in quiet contrast to spectacles that ask only for attention, passivity, and allegiance.

The United States of consumption

Our trash and our lives, here and abroad.

Rules vs. reality: How competing views shape the way we use language

From grammar rules to everyday slang, debates over descriptivism and prescriptivism reveal how we balance authority with the way people really speak.
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Comparing poverty in India and America

But how does this compare to the worst forms of poverty in other countries?

Twenty years after Katrina, the city’s all-charter schools system is failing many families

Despite claims by reform advocates of achieving success, Black children and parents continue to endure a punitive, impersonal, and undemocratic system.
A gate into Harvard Yard. Photo: Daderot (public domain)

Boston Globe Praised Harvard for Suppressing Free Speech to Save It

How can speech restrictions by Harvard be hailed by the Boston Globe as "efforts to improve the climate for speech"? It comes from how it frames the problem.

A world without iPhones?

Can you even imagine it? Well, lets try.

The liberal arts are not disposable

A spinoff of a forthcoming book from Johns Hopkins Press about the value of the liberal arts.

Inside ALMA Backyard Farms’ mission to reclaim formerly incarcerated lives

Founded in 2013, it focuses on restorative justice, environmental stewardship, and ending food insecurity in underserved communities.