Donald Trump’s town hall marked a ratings high for CNN, but the March 10, 2023, event also came with a price for the cable news…
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January 6, 2021, was not the culmination of Donald Trump’s narcissistic embrace of conspiracies. Instead, the day was a midpoint in Trumpism and the decline of…
Comments closedToday is the last day of 2021. The major academic hiring window closes soon. Schools will conduct interviews early in the new year, followed by…
Comments closedDo we work from home or work at home? There’s a distinction: do you work for yourself at home or do you work for a…
Comments closedWhat does it say about our cynicism when criminals deliver what we consider “real” justice in popular fiction? The fictional antiheroes I enjoy raise many…
Comments closedTeaching during the 2020-21 academic year has been an exhausting experience. I had one, yes, only one, student show up for any of the scheduled virtual…
Comments closedReporter and podcaster Jesse Singal has given us a wonderful look into how and why social sciences promote junk science. The Quick Fix: Why Fad…
Comments closedAs readers of this blog and colleagues familiar with my approach to rhetoric know, I argue consistently that rhetoricians should be as familiar with statistics…
Comments closedIt’s been a decade since an academic supervisor wrote that my various creative and non-fiction writings were all of little value. He took my sarcasm, my…
Comments closed“You really should be speaking out about…” a colleague will begin. I recognize the opening and anticipate the polite “suggestion” that I take a public…
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