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June 14, 2022
RT by @BruceDGilley: The Oregon Association of Scholars is looking for a summer student intern, high school or college student, to work on a new report on Oregon higher education. Unpaid but a chance to interact with Oregon policy makers and NAS members. C
The Oregon Association of Scholars is looking for a summer student intern, high school or college student, to work on a new report on Oregon higher education. Unpaid but a chance to interact with Oregon policy makers and NAS members. Contact: info@oregonscholars.org
June 13, 2022
Not a single story about this in Oregon MSM. Think we need "alt-right" media? I do.
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/p...
Not a single story about this in Oregon MSM. Think we need "alt-right" media? I do.
nationalreview.com/news/pro-…
"That a myopia of the present... afflicts academics like Bérubé and Ruth...doesn’t inspire confidence in faculty committees as guardians of democracy. If that’s the future of academic freedom, count me out."
https://www.thebulwark.com/do-we-real...
"That a myopia of the present... afflicts academics like Bérubé and Ruth...doesn’t inspire confidence in faculty committees as guardians of democracy. If that’s the future of academic freedom, count me out."
thebulwark.com/do-we-really-…
RT by @BruceDGilley: @PDXArtMuseum current 7 exhibits include: (1) a black artist responding to perceived slights; (2) a “black art ecology of Portland”; (3) a black artist’s work on “the many inequitable systems"; (4) an exhibit on “black excellence on th
@PDXArtMuseum current 7 exhibits include: (1) a black artist responding to perceived slights; (2) a “black art ecology of Portland”; (3) a black artist’s work on “the many inequitable systems"; (4) an exhibit on “black excellence on the world stage.” Time for a museum renaming?
The success of British naval expeditions to China in the mid-17th century reflected not gunboats but superior diplomacy, spirit, and economic advance. A delicious little neo-imperialist book from @HKUPress Don't tell Xi Jinping!
https://hkupress.hku.hk/
The success of British naval expeditions to China in the mid-17th century reflected not gunboats but superior diplomacy, spirit, and economic advance. A delicious little neo-imperialist book from @HKUPress Don't tell Xi Jinping!
hkupress.hku.hk/index.php?ro…
Are we expecting Bono to host a live concert with Davos notables and screaming teenagers entitled Artists Against the ANC? The body count from ANC South Africa now far exceeds that under apartheid.
Are we expecting Bono to host a live concert with Davos notables and screaming teenagers entitled Artists Against the ANC? The body count from ANC South Africa now far exceeds that under apartheid.
June 12, 2022
The PRC's yuan continues to flounder as a reserve currency even as dollar dominance eases.
"Australian and Canadian dollars, Swedish krona and South Korean won, account for three quarters of the shift from dollars."
https://blogs.imf.org/2022/06/01/do
The PRC's yuan continues to flounder as a reserve currency even as dollar dominance eases.
"Australian and Canadian dollars, Swedish krona and South Korean won, account for three quarters of the shift from dollars."
blogs.imf.org/2022/06/01/dol…
June 11, 2022
South Asian radicals hate to be reminded of the princely states because they are such a painful reminder of the feudal/caste counterfactual to colonial rule.
South Asian radicals hate to be reminded of the princely states because they are such a painful reminder of the feudal/caste counterfactual to colonial rule.
The problem with the Jan.6 hearings is simple: having spent 4 years "unsettling" and "dismantling" our allegedly racist and exploitative democracy, the left now rejects the revolutionary spirit and Burke-like insists on norms and traditions. Which is it?
The problem with the Jan.6 hearings is simple: having spent 4 years "unsettling" and "dismantling" our allegedly racist and exploitative democracy, the left now rejects the revolutionary spirit and Burke-like insists on norms and traditions. Which is it?
June 10, 2022
One of my favorite recent cartoons.
https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/th...
One of my favorite recent cartoons.
claremontreviewofbooks.com/t…
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