Month: July 2009

How do we characterize people we consider effete and out of touch?  A popular term has been latte drinker.  As in "Nancy Pelosi is a latte liberal."  But I discovered…

Not according to this letter signed by 21 UC San Diego department heads.  Press coverage here: The professors argue that the world's finest public university should preserve its elite, world-class…

Harvard profesor Henry Louis Gates Jr., described by AP as "the nation's pre-eminent black scholar" was arrested Thursday as he attempted to force open the front door of his house.  Apparently,…

Well, this is, so far as I can tell, the anniversary of my oldest memory.  I recall running up the stairs in our house to call mom to come down…

Earlier this summer I mentioned that some Confederate cash was found in the probate office of an Alabama courthouse recently.  While Stephen Davis and I were working on our study…

Image source: NASAToday marks the 40thAnniversary of the Apollo 11 mission lunar landing on July 20, 1969, when Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong took “one small step.”  With help from…

 My friend (and co-editor) Sally Hadden gave me a report from the ground last week that Harvard University Press has closed its display room.   Amidst all the dire news in…

On this day in history -- July 20, 1969 -- two major events happened in my life.First, I celebrated my tenth birthday.  (By my calculations, then, today I'm turning ...…

I've been meaning to talk about how to prepare for a college interview for some time.  And this morning's New York Times has an article on this topic--or at least how…

And when Jim Cramer talks, someone has to give Jon Stewart a Valium.   The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cLenny Dykstra's Financial Careerwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical…