Tyranny over the mind
Around the interior of the Jefferson Memorial is a quote, originally attributed from a September 23, 1800 letter Jefferson wrote to Dr. Benjamin Rush. He … Read More
Neil Postman’s “Amusing Ourselves to Death” should be updated for the Internet age
I recently read Neil Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death. A few parts caught my attention: As Father John Culkin of Fordham University likes to say, a … Read More
What you’re working with
Today is the 4th of July and the passage of Trump’s “big “signature” legislative bill. I am reminded of a brief story from Annie Jacobsen’s … Read More
Tech Monoculture
The Dust Bowl was caused by economics, not, you know, dirt. That came later. Starting in the early 1900s and into the height of the … Read More
Lived experiences
In retrospect, it seems obvious why grandma was a bit of a hoarder, never throwing away the wrapping paper and saving every Cool Whip tub … Read More