How To Support Graduate Education in the Sciences?
How should we fund graduate research?
Defining Terrorism
An excerpt from How Terrorism is Wrong.
How should we respond to terrorist violence?
Richard English, author of Terrorism: How to Respond, lays out the seven key elements in responding to terrorist violence.
How Barack Obama can Pacify the Ghosts of Anti-Federalism to Advance the Health-care Debate
Elvin looks at the health-care debate through a historical lens.
Musing the News
An excerpt from Losing The News.
Rail Travel in The Andes: An Excerpt
An excerpt about rail travel through the Andes from Jason Wilson’s The Andes: A Cultural History.
The Power of Reconciliation in the Health-Care Reform Debate
Elvin Lim looks at reconciliation.
Professor Gates v. Sargeant Crowley
Elvin Lim looks at what happens when you jump to conclusions.
Talking About Health Care
Elvin Lim looks at Obama’s actions to support his health care plan.
Chrome OS:
A Shiny New Model for the Software License?
Douglas E. Phillips looks at Google’s new operating system.
Moving House: An Excerpt
An excerpt from On Living in an Old Country by Patrick Wright.
Voting and Corporate Governance:
Having a Say
Chris Mallin writes on voting and corporate governance.
Moving Beyond War
Douglas P. Fry looks at the North Korea nuclear crisis in a new light.
Why Empathy is Important
Elvin Lim’s weekly column.
Critical Thinking For Helping Professionals
An introductory excerpt from Critical Thinking for Helping Professionals.
A New Guinea Slideshow
In Notebooks from New Guinea, author Vojtech Novotny colorfully illuminates life in the rainforest. Novotny provides an engaging look into the natural history, people, and cultures of one of the last wild frontiers in the world, as he studies and researches the local biodiversity. Today Novotny has provided a visual component to his fascinating anecdotes and experiences.