Divided We (Barely) Stand
Brooks is persuasive about the pernicious consequences of partyism, but I find his explanation for it both baffling and incomplete.
Cozy Up to Whole Foods
Posted on October 28, 2014
Image: Whole Foods “Values Matter” campaign ad, Wall Street Journal, October 2014.
Whole Foods Market is tired of your “whole paycheck” jokes. Recently, “America’s healthiest grocery store” launched a multi-million dollar advertising campaign titled Values Matter.
The Hedgehog’s Array: October 24, 2014
Posted on October 24, 2014
“What is Liberal Education For?”: A Conference Postmortem
The liberal education conference has now come and gone. My own panel went well, though I think I left with the same question I had going in, namely: Are there any truthful instrumental arguments to be made for liberal education?
A Connoisseur of Vanishing Acts: An Interview With John Rosenthal
Posted on October 21, 2014
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Literature brought me to photography, but not right away. I had to learn somewhere that what you see isn’t all there is, and I learned it by reading.
Cowardice and Ebola
Consider the current debate over the appropriate response to the Ebola virus as it spreads beyond its epicenter in West Africa. Does the discourse of cowardice, and its antonyms bravery and courage, play any role in this debate? Should it?