I'm all for historians entering public debates. I am less enthused when they advocate utterly terrible ideas in major publications, such as University of Texas historian Jeremi Suri, who calls for the United States to bomb North Korea. Hard to see what could go wrong...
Author: Erik Loomis
In discussing one legend, Jackie Robinson, the writer Roger Angell reminds us what a legend he is as well, whether writing about baseball or his life.
A funny one.
Good short summary on the ridiculous administrative bloat at universities. While it's arguable the extent to which administrative bloat is leading to spiraling tuition costs (although it is not arguable that it is a factor), it is incontrovertible that administrative bloat is replacing tenure-track faculty....
I'm sure Chuck Grassley will support adding more court seats as soon as a Republican becomes president: I would like to spend a couple minutes discussing the D.C. Circuit. As.
The worst Democratic senator is almost certainly Joe Manchin. And the most disappointing in regard to where their politics vis-a-vis the political leanings of their state is Dianne Feinstein. But.
Obama's caving on chained CPI and allowing reductions to Medicare so he can achieve his long-desired grand bargain is a terrible idea, not only on the merits but on the politics. It isn't going to convince Republican fireeaters to bargain in good faith because their...
The legendary architect is no more.
It's a good thing the Chinese don't eat fish because this would be a problem: However, over the past few years, fishery resources in the river have witnessed a severe.
On April 8, 1952, President Harry Truman nationalized the steel industry in order to forestall a strike scheduled the next day that would have shut down steel production during the Korean War. This action, which outraged steel owners, was part of Truman's commitment to labor...
The great documentarian is no more.
Recommending a Ross Douthat column is like seeing an ivory-billed woodpecker. You know that it is probably impossible, but theoretically one could emerge once every century. Amazingly, today is the.