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  • Martin Gladwell on Higher Ed

    I was stunned recently by three episodes in Malcolm Gladwell’s podcast, ReVisionist History, pertaining to higher education. He rips into rich colleges for leaving the poor behind. That’s gotta sting….. Gladwell’s episodes present only his point of view, a potential downside to any podcast,  but their strength is in their novelty. Few public voices are…

  • Good Read:  This is Not The Story I Wanted—But It’s My Story of Rape – Rewire

    It takes a lot of courage to write out your story of rape. It also takes a lot of courage to tell people you don’t want to be a Christian anymore. I’ve long appreciated Dani’s honesty and willingness to continue dialogue with people whose worldview perspectives are opposed to hers. I encourage you to read her…

  • Review: The Fifth Season, by NK Jemisin

    The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin My rating: 5 of 5 stars Wow. (Since you asked, Goodreads, “What did I think?”) I rarely read fantasy. I generally find the genre vacuous and tedious, reveling in arcane magic babble and tired story patterns. Rarely do fantasy novels explore deeper, valuable questions about humanity … which is…

  • Review: Seveneves

    Seveneves by Neal Stephenson My rating: 3 of 5 stars Buy a copy: Kindle/Print If there’s a cardinal sin for a novelist, it’s to fail to recognize when he’s trying to combine too many stories into one. I understand that Stephenson is known for packing in lots of ideas rather than building great characters, and…

  • Shotguns as Sacrament

    Shotguns as Sacrament

    I’m not going to wade into the deep aftermath of Orlando – that space is already thick with people screaming at each other, and surrounded by those weeping too hard to read the political debates about gun control, immigration reform, definitions of terrorism, the interplay of race and fear, and how tone-deaf Donald Trump can…

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