Until a couple of weeks ago we were supposed to be stocking up on information for “Decision 2008” (a lot of the best stuff seemed to be on “Indecision 2008”, though). According to columnist William Kristol, Sarah Palin was doing her part, “helping the American people understand ‘who the real Barack Obama is’” by raising […]
Also tagged Barack Obama, culture war, David Thompson, intellectual diversity, KC Johnson, tribalismIn the middle of my last post I promised a list of some of the bullshit I’ve come across in Durham-in-Wonderland (DIW). It’s only, what? three weeks later? not quite a month? Anyway, here it is, a collection that lends credence to Harry G. Frankfurt’s comment that the “normal habit of attending to the way […]
Also tagged Duke lacrosse case, Duke University, Karla Holloway, KC Johnson, Kerry Haynie, Mark Anthony Neal, Richard Brodhead, Wahneema Lubiano, Wiegman-Lubiano-HardtI wonder how many people at Duke read KC Johnson’s editorial about campus reactions to the allegations against the lacrosse team, posted on Inside Higher Ed on May 1, 2006 (probably at least one—in the comments there’s a brief clarification signed “Mark Anthony Neal”). It’s an editorial that deserved more attention than I suspect it […]
Also tagged Duke lacrosse case, Duke University, Karla Holloway, KC Johnson, liestoppers, Mark Anthony Neal, potbangers, Tim Tyson, Wahneema Lubiano