Archive for January, 2008

Constitutional Theory Does Matter

Sotirios A. Barber and James E. Fleming respond to Stanley Fish’s article.

An Interview With Ethan Rarick

An interview with Ethan Rarick author of Desperate Passage: The Donner Party’s Perilous Journey West.

The Super Bowl and Super Tuesday: How’d They Get So “Super”?

Ben Zimmer takes a closer look at the use of the word “super.”

The Mabinogion: Story-telling and the Oral Tradition

An excerpt from the introduction to The Mabinogion, translated by Sioned Davies.

Blindly Following Your Team Captain:
Why Republicans Should Stop Clapping

Mickey Edwards wonders why the Republican members of Congress were so enthusiastic at the SOTU Monday.

Monthly Gleanings

Anatoly responds to comments on spelling reform.

Mickey Edwards on The State of The Union Address

Mickey Edwards responds to the State of the Union Address.

Brasília

Ben’s Place of the Week is Brasília.

Historically Black Colleges: Anecdote Doesn’t Equal Evidence

To celebrate the publication of the AANB we asked Dr. Marybeth Gasman to contribute to the OUPblog.

Milblogs: Yesterday and Today

David Perlmutter introduces us to Military blogs.

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