From Andrew Bacevich: Worldly ambition inhibits true learning. Ask me. I know. A young man in a hurry is nearly uneducable: He knows what he wants and where he’s headed; when it comes to looking back or entertaining heretical thoughts, […]
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Teaching Springsteen
The other day I gave the students a double-shot of Bruce Springsteen–1970s FM Radio style! My Immigrant America course has been spending a lot of time talking about the values and beliefs that define American culture. All semester I have...