Filter & Sort
Dandelions, Prestige, and the Measure of Scholars
The publishing/prestige connection plays out in our choices as writers.
Practices of Communities
On Listservs, Twitter, and changing notions of community online.
Is the Sale of the Washington Post Good News?
I had mixed feelings when I heard that Jeff Bezos was buying the Washington Post: shock, concern, and . . . hope.
Superstars, Serfs, and Scholars
The debate over the market value of dissertations says a lot about our assumptions, aspirations, anger, and anxiety.
The AHA Asks "What About the Children?"
Is scholarship serial? Better call in the serial killers.
Welcome to the Palace of Ambiguity
Why I plan to ban "find sources" from my teaching vocabulary.
Un-American Affairs
Has my country changed so thoroughly that we’re beyond the point of no return?
Celebrating the 4th Amendment
As I write this, it’s Independence Day and my small town is part of a surveillance state.