Monthly Archives: January 2018

Public Health v. Ethics

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Thomas_Easterling

State Rep. Andy Gipson (R-Braxton) has sponsored legislation that would allow parents to object to having their children vaccinated on the basis of religious objections. What might be unethical about vaccinations? According to critics, they’re forced rather than voluntary. (In … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in National Politics, Science | 13 Comments

Making #metoo Connections

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Thomas_Easterling

It should not have taken me so long to post this. Silence breakers who are part of the #metoo movement won Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year” award. I’ll post later on the significance and the complexity of the movement. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 17 Comments

State of the State

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Thomas_Easterling

Gov. Phil Bryant gave his state of the state address last night. Here’s the full text; here’s the Democratic response from State Rep. Jay Hughes of Oxford. An addendum: here’s a fact-check from mississippitoday.org. Continue reading →

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A New Year’s Surprise

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Thomas_Easterling

At today’s beginning-of-the-semester convocation at MUW, Pres. Jim Borsig announced his resignation, which will be effective in June. He will be sorely missed–his leadership has been instrumental in moving MUW, however belatedly, into the twenty-first century. He is hard-working and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Education | 18 Comments