PinnedThe Biden FTC Noncompete Ban is a BFD You Need to Know AboutThe Federal Trade Commission’s ban on noncompete clauses is, as Joe Biden would say, a BFD — a big [financial] deal. Here’s why.Apr 25Apr 25
The Deposing of Joe Biden: A Theory of What’s Really Going on Heretl;dr: Dump-Biden is really Dump-ProgressivismJul 121Jul 121
The Passing of the KirkAn introduction to how one of American society’s institutions is dying, and why we should care.May 30May 30
Two Birds, One Swiftian Stone: Fixing Research Universities AND the Science Funding MessHi, I’m a science professor at a major research university in the U.S. Two of the seemingly intractable problems that are ever-present in…Mar 19Mar 19
A Very Simple Theory of Higher Education ExcellenceI’ve been on one side or the other of college for the past 40 years. I began my undergraduate career just a few months after the “A Nation…Jul 12, 2023Jul 12, 2023
A Compromise Candidate for Speaker of the HouseKevin McCarthy’s a no-go as Speaker of the House. Six votes in, and he’s gone down from 203 votes to 201. So, now what?Jan 5, 20231Jan 5, 20231
John Keats 1821–2021Two hundred years ago today, one of the great poets in the English language died of tuberculosis at the age of 25. One hundred years ago…Feb 23, 2021Feb 23, 2021
Cancel Culture’s Victims: A Not-Short ListDonald Trump. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Josh Hawley. We are told that because of being blocked on Twitter, or being accused (correctly) for…Feb 10, 2021Feb 10, 2021