Congratulations, America! One Hundred Days in, We are Still Here!
Originally posted on Keeping (up with) the Republic:
One of the interesting twists of the overblown Trump’s 100 Days” stories is that they are not just about what Trump has accomplished, but about what he has not, and why. ? This piece from The Guardian?argues that what Trump’s first 100 days in office suggest is…
Ghosts of Graduations Past April 25, 2017
Somehow the end of the semester crept up on me. I thought I had another week after this one but no, my own schedule, my syllabus, and IU’s official academic calendar do not lie (I checked them all.). Graduation is May 6th which means my class ends before that. Damn. I could have used the…
Happy (100) Days
Originally posted on Keeping (up with) the Republic:
So the idea that a president must accomplish big things in his first 100 days is partly a reference to how much FDR got done and partly an awareness that if a president doesn’t act in a hurry, his popularity is likely to go down (it is…
When Food is Not Your Friend April 22, 2017
I felt pretty good on Thursday. Despite spending the day before guzzling barium and watching it trickle through my digestive track via x-ray, I woke up to a beautiful morning and the prospect of 7 a.m. yoga. I was a little wobbly – haven’t been eating much of substance lately due to whatever ails me…
The Perils of One-Party Governance April 19, 2017
Originally posted on Keeping (up with) the Republic:
The reminder “be careful what you wish for” certainly applies to winning control of all the branches of power in a presidential system — it looks thrilling and promising on the surface but it is a trap for the unwary or unready. Right now, the United States…
Oh Those Liberal Snowflakes April 17, 2017
Originally posted on Keeping (up with) the Republic:
We had Charles Murray on campus a week ago with predictable results. People marched, protested, tried to drown him out. I was opposed to his visit because I think Murray is an intellectual flake (different from a snowflake) and a racist and sexist to boot and I…
and away she goes.... 