May 17, 2015
PPE Support Web Site
A PSA: Jonny Anomaly has put together a web site that we (Duke-UNC PPE) hope will serve as a useful repository of information, syllabi, and resources for PPE programs and…
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May 13, 2015
Today in the land of Magna Carta
“Liberty is the right to do everything the laws permit.” Montesquieu “[U]nder the Rule of Law the government is prevented from stultifying individual efforts by ad hoc action. Within the…
May 12, 2015
Lotteries vs. Tournaments
Some people call the academic job market a “lottery”. For a random Ph.D. student in most fields, the chances of ever getting a TT job are low. The winners win…
May 05, 2015
You Just Think that Because You’re White
The not-so-serious academic crowds aren’t big on data, reason, or arguments. But they’re fond of accusations. One of their favorite rhetorical tools is to say, “Oh, you just think that…
May 02, 2015
The Respect No One Wants
Some people who do badly in life never had a chance, whether because of bad genes, bad parents, and/or bad social environment. Others had every chance in the world, but…
April 28, 2015
Folk ideal theory in action
“People aren’t supposed to burn buildings, destroy property, trash cars, break windows, or vandalize buildings, so when I see those things happen I immediately know that I can criticize them…