Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Obama’s Succcess
Henry Louis Gates Jr. on the long path that led to Sen. Barack Obama being declared President-elect.
Henry Louis Gates Jr. on the long path that led to Sen. Barack Obama being declared President-elect.
Hello. In connection a previous post, I received two questions about the word ‘hello’. The first concerned the repertory of h-interjections in the languages of the world. In 1924 Ernst Schwentner brought out a booklet titled ‘The Primary Interjections in the Indo-European Languages’ (in German).
A look at what David Foster Wallace had to say about some of the words in the Writer’s Thesaurus.
Tell us your least favourite words of 2008.
An examination of the historic candidacy of Barack Obama within the context of the civil rights movement and the changing nature of black politics.
Ben visits a school.
A look at the role of energy in the 2008 Presidential Debates.
Glen LaFantasie wonders why we don’t have leaders like Lincoln anymore.
Elvin Lim looks at the historical precedent for tomorrow’s election.
A look at alcohol abuse.