Column: For the public school kids
The confirmation of Betsy DeVos as U.S. secretary of education is quite possibly the worst thing to happen to education in the United States since No ...
Read More »The confirmation of Betsy DeVos as U.S. secretary of education is quite possibly the worst thing to happen to education in the United States since No ...
Read More »After eight years of lying that Obama is a Muslim, I think the tragedy for Trump voters is that they and their leader are turning into those they fear. ...
Read More »Baseball is back. Football is dead. Well football isn't dead, but it might as well be.
Read More »I remember once trying to solve a problem during high school algebra that was way over my head and making a few unnecessary steps along the way.
Read More »Two weeks ago, I wrote a column asking: In politics, who really are our neighbors? I meant for the piece to play on that perennial impulse, the command ...
Read More »I am very tired. I got jaw surgery one week ago and then slept for eight hours, which was a real feat for me.
Read More »The executive order issued by President Donald Trump banning migrants from seven different Muslim-majority countries for 90 days, and barring Syrian refugees ...
Read More »Last week in a classroom discussion, we brought up the relationship between White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and Dippin’ Dots.
Read More »This may be a wild concept to some of you, especially given our current political context, but being conservative is OK.
Read More »Since he lost the popular vote on election night nearly three months ago, President Trump has continued to suggest that he, in fact, won the majority ...
Read More »In a senior year trailing in the wake of anti-queer violence, anti-trans legislation and — as of writing this — whispers of an executive order to ...
Read More »We have all seen the Facebook posts urging us to email or call our Congressional representatives, which is great. Civil engagement helps democracy thrive. ...
Read More »Over winter break, as so many folks begin to do in December, I started to think about my goals for the coming year.
Read More »Fellow first-years, I hear your cries and I share your struggles. We made the trek to Chapel Hill bright-eyed and feeling ready to conquer the world.
Read More »As of today, we are seven days into the presidency of Donald Trump. In one short week, he has already begun destroying the country.
Read More »If you have read my previous columns, it will likely come as no surprise that I am not a fan of President Trump and the people he has chosen for his cabinet. ...
Read More »As unlikely as it might seem, chess games actually used to be longer than they are now.
Read More »The tale of American exceptionalism is a sensitive subject I imagine for many readers (especially those who take their time to send me angry emails and ...
Read More »January 2015 — I was in Chapel Hill, musing. Extremists were running wild in Iraq, doing awful things.
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