Category Archives: All courses

Back to class!

Posted on November 3, 2012 by proftp

Hello all! Again, I hope you and your loved ones are all safe and sound—and that you are ready for class on Tuesday. Whoo hoo! As I mentioned in the last post, the general strategy will be: onward! Keep up … Continue reading →

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Everybody safe?

Posted on October 30, 2012 by proftp

I hope everyone is safe and secure; my cats and I made it through in Brooklyn just fine. As you know, Lehman was closed Monday and today and will be closed tomorrow, and we won’t know until Wednesday if the … Continue reading →

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Register to vote—and then remember to vote!

Posted on September 27, 2012 by proftp

Some students have asked about registering to vote, so here’s some info: First, the deadline for registration is October 12. If registering in-person, you have to do it by October 12, and if by mail, the form must be postmarked … Continue reading →

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One last thing. . . .

Posted on June 16, 2010 by proftp

Holy smokes! There’s a whole website (well, site within a site) on Naked Hiker stories, only here, they’re called ‘Quirkies‘. Also, check out this interactive map showing in- and out-migration to counties across the US. Very cool. That is all.

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Happy trails. . . .

Posted on May 31, 2010 by proftp

Have a great summer, everyone! I’ll see you in the fall for Politics & Culture and Bioethics.

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Open! Open! Open!

Posted on February 10, 2010 by proftp

WNYC had a couple of folks on today regarding new federal initiatives to make information about government more easily available to the citizenry. I’ve posted the links under Government-US—Data.gov and Open Government Initiative—but I want to suggest you try what … Continue reading →

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Violence cancels politics. . .

Posted on June 14, 2009 by proftp

. . . and politics cancels violence. It’s a basic Arendtian equation. See what’s happening in Iran: check out Andrew Sullivan’s blog, The Daily Dish. I was never a huge fan of Sullivan’s, especially in his brash I-know-how-to-be-an-America-better-than-you-do phase, but … Continue reading →

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When pigs fly

Posted on April 26, 2009 by proftp

Swine flu alert in US. Here’s a link to the CDC’s page on swine flu; follow the links for further information. And here’s a NYTimes story on the CDC declaration. Somehow, I don’t think my abstention from pork would make … Continue reading →

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A giant loss, the loss of a giant

Posted on March 25, 2009 by proftp

John Hope Franklin, one of the United States’ greatest historians, died today. Photo by Derek Anderson for the New York Times Read his obituary in the New York Times, as well as his website at Duke University. Click on ‘Quotations’ … Continue reading →

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Fiddlin’ at the margins

Posted on March 4, 2009 by proftp

I’m still in the process of adding links, so keep checkin’ back. Also, if you have any suggestions for links, please let me know. And given how many of you speak more than one language, I am more than willing … Continue reading →

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