Reclaiming Connections
According to Sherry Turkle's latest book, my peers and I simply can’t stand sitting alone with our thoughts, and it’s hurting our capacity for intimacy.
Wear It Proudly!
What began as one of the most popular forms of menswear has now morphed into the kindler, gentler uniform. First, there was blue collar. Then white collar. Now there’s soft collar.
The Hedgehog’s Array: October 9, 2015
Posted on October 9, 2015
Noteworthy reads from the last week.
Dispatches from Today's Youth Culture: Social Visibility
Teenagers have multiple motivations for their use of social media, but a concern about their status with other peers is certainly central—and social visibility is a prerequisite to such status.
Recommended Reading: “A Conversation With Mark Noll”
Posted on October 6, 2015
Dan Turello interviews Mark Knoll for the Kluge Center.
The Other Neoliberals
While today’s neoliberalism is excoriated for its contribution to inequality (particularly in economic terms), the other neoliberals demonstrated a fondness for compulsory national service and even a return to the military draft as a means to bridge divisions in our society.