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. 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 Anthony Cody. Follow me on Twitter at @anthonycody A video of Betsy DeVos responding to questions from Lucille Roybal-Allard of the House Appropriations Committee hearing has gone viral, and has been watched now by many thousands of people. I appear in the background, shaking my head as DeVos asserts that …
By Michael Finn and Michael Jones. As the dust settles on the 6-day UTLA strike, we can see education policy in the City of Los Angeles with fresh perspectives and fresh options. The demands of Los Angeles teachers were supported by an overwhelming majority of parents, students, and community members. Lower class …
By Paul Horton. Technopoly and Addiction In his recent novel,Purity, Jonathan Franzen nearly kills off an expert hacker who is addicted to a video game that he plays without sleep or food to compete at higher and higher levels against players from all over the world. The hacker is not aware that he is dying as …
By John Thompson. The Justice for Julius rally at the Oklahoma state Capitol began as a spiritual gathering with a prayer and a remembrance of Paul Howell, the victim of the 1999 carjacking murder for which Julius was improperly convicted. Then the evidence which was not heard by the mostly white jury who sent …
By Anthony Cody. Last July, I joined several hundred people for a Restorative Justice Circle in downtown Seattle, sponsored by the Badass Teachers Association. The event was a somber one, featuring heartfelt discussions of the impact of racism, and the commitments each of us were willing to make to take on racism …
