The humanities most definitely are in crisis at our colleges and universities… and for good reasons. I tire of the stories about millionaires and billionaires…
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Education issues in general, beyond the teaching of rhetoric and writing.
Far from the perfect professor with eidetic recall and charisma, I am the first to announce to students that I will make mistakes during a…
Comments closed“…It’s better to ask for the earth than to take it,” observes the mysterious Inspector Goole in J. B. Priestly’s An Inspector Calls. The rhetoric of…
Comments closedThe Rogue Rhetorician is returning to the classroom. Yes, I gave up the academic job search… and was offered a position. I’ve been away for a…
Comments closedI tried to understand RSA – Rhetoric Society of America – but never could relate to the publications or digital spaces. (I did not mourn…
Comments closedTeaching about rhetoric in the time of Donald Trump presents a curious challenge. I don’t believe Trump is a reflective, scholarly sort of thinker. Reports…
Comments closedTeaching rhetoric (especially since I focus on economics) naturally leads to the political. I’ve noticed that when I was teaching within a business school, the…
Comments closedThe Rogue, a likable yet aberrant individual, breaks norms — often to flaunt his freedom. That freedom comes from knowing the rules are absurd, deserving…
Comments closedMy colleagues in the humanities, especially within English, composition, and rhetoric, often state as accepted Truth that we are the teachers of critical thinking. This…
Comments closedDiagnosing the “mental health” of political opponents is dangerous and a form of intellectual bullying. It is name calling under the guise of “research.” Across…
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