Professors' Politics Draw Lawmakers Into the Fray<\/a> \nI jus saw an interview on CNN with Stanley Renshon, the author of The 50% American: Immmigration And National Identity in an Age of Terror<\/a>. \nOften, I need encouragement -- even a kick in the pants -- to pursue \nDon't Think Twice, It's All Right<\/a>. Thinking is overrated. (inside joke<\/em>)\n<\/p>\n \nTwenty Years Later, Buying a House Is Less of a Bite<\/a>:\n<\/p>\n \nOn Sunday morning, I read The New York Review of Books: The Strange Case of Chaplain Yee<\/a>, a review of For God And Country: Faith and Patriotism Under Fire<\/a>. Professors’ Politics Draw Lawmakers Into the Fray is on David Horowitz’s efforts to push for “academic freedom” legislation. I am sympathetic to those who feel that academia as a whole has a lot of liberal biases and that academics often … Continue reading
\nis on David Horowitz's efforts to push for \"academic freedom\"
\nlegislation. I am sympathetic to those who feel that academia as a
\nwhole has a lot of liberal biases and that academics often don't even
\nunderstand their own predilections. (They aren't as fair and open
\nminded as they often believe they are.) Legislation is not the answer,
\nand Horowitz's effort is clearly motivated for partisan conservative
\nends. <\/p>\n
\nI wasn't impressed with either the author or CNN. I was surprised by
\nthe shared, unquestioned, and blatant assumption that in order to be
\nloyal to the USA, one has to detach completely from other countries.
\nThere doesn't seem to be any room for being both fond and critical of
\nthe country. That is the gist of what I got, but I could be wrong. Important questions on immigration – but wrong answers<\/a> confirms my impressions though.\n<\/p>\n
\nthe biggest ideas and problems that intrigue me. I found such
\nencouragement in Paul Graham's latest Good and Bad Procrastination<\/a> that points to Richard Hamming: You and Your Research<\/a>.
\nHamming would go around asking fellow Bell Labs staffers what the most
\nimportant problems were in their respective fields, whether they were
\nworking on said problems, and if not, then why. <\/p>\n In high-profile places like New York and Los
\nAngeles, home to many of the people who study and write about real
\nestate, families buying their first home often must spend more than
\nhalf of their income on mortgage payments, far more than they once did.
\nBut the places that have become less affordable over the last
\ngeneration account for only a quarter of the country's population. <\/ul>\n
\nIt astounds me and saddens me that such egregious abuse of power is
\ntolerated in this country. You can listen to an interview with James
\nYee at NPR : Muslim Army Chaplain Recalls Guantanamo Ordeal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"