A few things online that caught my attention this week:
Leon Wieseltier on preserving the earth and the republic
Barack Obama’s unpublished book
How do you “teach for equity” when the subject is organic chemistry? (Or most other disciplines for that matter?)
“We can have a better higher-education system, or we can have schools that cater to the elite and privileged. We can’t have both.”
Kevin Boyle reviews Thomas E. Ricks, Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968
Clifford Thompson reviews Donald Yacovone, Teaching White Supremacy: America’s Democratic Ordeal and the Forging of Our National Identity
Sports trading cards and nostalgia
Jo-Ann Mort reviews Julian Zelizer’s Abraham Joshua Heschel: A Life of Radical Amazement.
JFK and the world’s largest tamale.
Did Jon Stewart pave the way for Tucker Carlson?
Try to get his son to swing at a pitch
Sean Wilentz reviews Maggie Haberman, Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America
The biggest Sunday night odds and ends would be the end to a great season for the Mets – sorry John. At this point, I am pulling for a Guardians vs Braves World Series, Then we can dust off the Native Americans as mascots debate.
An interesting symposium from the National Museum of the American Indian touching the topic -https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS6nSmuURFJAFoMB1eonVcIlpylrOr5Qi
Such a disappointing end to a great season. There are few National League teams I will root for other than the Mets and the Phillies, Dodgers, Braves, and Padres do not make the cut. And there is no way I am rooting for the Yankees. I will probably pull for either the Guardians or Mariners.
Go Tribe!!