By Paul Horton. In the introduction to his widely used introductory text, The Scientific Revolution, Steven Shapin, a professor of the History of Science at Harvard, caused quite a stir in mid 1990s academic and public circles when he provocatively proclaimed that “[t]here was no such thing as the Scientific …
By Paul Horton. This is the fourth in a series. Here are the prior posts: Part 1: Historians and the “Lost Cause” of the Confederacy Part 2: The Confederate “Lost Cause” and Southern Women Part 3: Confederate Monuments and Southern Memory: The Case of One Confederate General When Alabama …
By Paul Horton. Part 1: Historians and the “Lost Cause” of the Confederacy Part 2: The Confederate “Lost Cause” and Southern Women Part 4: Where “Southern Heritage” Falls Short As calls are made to remove monuments devoted to those who fought against the Union during the Civil …
By Paul Horton. Part 1: Historians and the “Lost Cause” of the Confederacy Part 3: Confederate Monuments and Southern Memory: The Case of One Confederate General Part 4: Where “Southern Heritage” Falls Short Part Two: The United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) and other groups played a …
By Paul Horton. Part 2: The Confederate “Lost Cause” and Southern Women: Strengthening the Bonds of Patriarchy as a Path to Power Part 3: Confederate Monuments and Southern Memory: The Case of One Confederate General Part 4: Where “Southern Heritage” Falls Short Part 1: In town squares and …
By Paul Horton. When Mahatma Gandhi was asked what he thought about Western Civilization, he reportedly replied that, “I think it would be a very good idea.” While Gandhi certainly may not have spoken so pithily in response to such a question, he was, to be sure, a stern critic of “the West,” of the value …
By John Thompson. Part Two of two. Diane Ravitch’s Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight to Save America’s Public Schools is the history of the rise and fall of test-driven, competition-driven school reform. As in her two previous, ground-breaking books, Ravitch changes the …
By John Thompson. Part One of Two. Diane Ravitch’s Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight to Save America’s Public Schools is the history of the rise and fall of corporate school reform, but it is much more. It isn’t that surprising that a scholar like Ravitch, like so many …
By Paul Horton. It is clear to most critics and economic commentators that digital technology is displacing work and cheapening much of the work that remains. Amazon is likely to replace many warehouse jobs with robots once robots are created that can grasp packages. The consulting firm McKinsey predicts that …
By Anthony Cody. As reported on Diane Ravitch’s blog, the Fordham Institute and the Center for American Progress are offering a prize for proposals for a “Moonshot for Kids.” Here is what they want: By August 1, 2019, submit a brief application through our online portal. We are seeking ideas …
