Author Archives: admin

Welcome to the 2022-23 Blog

Posted on August 15, 2022 by admin

This morning’s New York Times dished up a piece on how employers monitor the productivity of their employees. Amazon, if you didn’t know, is one of the most notorious punishers of idleness in any workplace. Other firms count the number … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics | 28 Comments

Housekeeping

Posted on May 13, 2022 by admin

One of the things I like to ask students at the end of the school year involves a bit of self-reflection: are you the same person in May that you were in August? If you haven’t changed, I’m not sure … Continue reading →

Posted in Education | 25 Comments

Too Tired to Think

Posted on May 5, 2022 by admin

You probably already know that autocracies are on the rise. Whether you’re looking at Putin’s rise to power in Russia, Erdogan’s control in Turkey, or the return of the Marcos family to the political world of the Philippines, leaders who … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Politics | 21 Comments

Energy Wherever You Are

Posted on April 27, 2022 by admin

Russia recently fired a shot that landed outside the border of Ukraine: pipes carrying gas to Poland and Bulgaria, two of Ukraine’s staunchest allies, have been shut off for refusal to remit payment in rubles. Leaders of other European countries … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, National Politics | 20 Comments

Victimless Crimes?

Posted on April 18, 2022 by admin

An acquaintance of mine buried his son today. No official cause of death has been released to verified media, but if social media is accurate, then this young man died because he took oxycontin that had been laced with fentanyl. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Politics | 21 Comments

A Different Kind of Diversity

Posted on April 8, 2022 by admin

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s ascent to the Supreme Court will mark the first time an African-American woman gets named to the highest court in the land. Whether you support her ideologies or not, it would be difficult not to admire her … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Politics | 21 Comments

A New Meaning for Punchline

Posted on April 1, 2022 by admin

Think of something stupid or cruel you could say “in jest” about a woman who practices the law. She only prosecutes domestic violence because she’s a woman. Women lawyers are just liberal feminazis. She’s just a politician. She doesn’t really … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Pop Culture | 22 Comments

Giving Time

Posted on March 8, 2022 by admin

The week before spring break, most of us feel like we’re bicycling backwards through a deadly obstacle course–with our hair on fire, no less. That particular mindset practically demands a relaxing spring break. Of course, there are ways to feel … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics | 25 Comments

Balances of Power

Posted on February 28, 2022 by admin

Students have watched closely as Russia invaded a neighbor in a manner every bit as brazen as the start of the world’s last thirty-year war, Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait. Some have worried whether or not other nations will be pulled … Continue reading →

Posted in National Politics, Social Media | 7 Comments

Education’s Ends and Means

Posted on February 17, 2022 by admin

The cornerstone of this year’s legislative session, as far as Speaker of the House Phillip Gunn is concerned, involves repealing the income tax in Mississippi. He estimates that doing so would put about $1100 back into the budgets of typical … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Politics | 7 Comments