Democracy in Chains by Historian Nancy MacLean was worthy of a few online posts earlier this summer, when I first read a loaned copy and was…
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Professors advising me, colleagues at universities, and classmates remind me that as I prepare to return to the academic job market, I need a clear…
Comments closedOne of the fallacies we teach students is the “association” fallacy. Simply because I am related to a criminal or a professor does not make…
Comments closedIf you do not listen to a community, you cannot learn how to persuade its members. Apparently, it is impossible for some people to listen…
Comments closedI understand the complaints about Hillary Clinton and her loss to Donald Trump. But here’s a question everyone overlooks: How did Trump win? Trump won,…
Comments closedSomething to consider within media: magazines, newspaper, talk radio, and now cable news networks grow rapidly when they are perceived to be in the opposition.…
Comments closedWhy is ‘a’ an a? What is a? It’s more than one sound. To the deaf, it’s a glyph used to build words, but not…
Comments closedWe know that emotional appeals work. Pathos trumps logos and ethos. That’s reality. The ancient rhetoricians knew this. Behavioral economists know this. It’s clear to…
Comments closedFilm is capital intensive, in the economic sense. The making of a movie involves individual human capital, social capital, natural capital, manufactured capital, and financial…
Comments closedMemes simply purify our social circles; they are partisanship intensifiers. It is a shame, but this is how humans create their communities. The internet allows…
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