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Dissing equilibrium
I was talking to an economist this week. (She's not an environmental economist -- I don't know whether that would...
Long Distance Mom: Avatars and Earth Mothers
The reviews of Avatar are in — the CGI effects are incredible, the motion captured acting is solid, but the...
Book Review: Imagining Paris
I have the sixth largest library in the United States of America. Technically it’s not mine of course, but I...
Popular Nonfiction, Academic Libraries, and Audiobooks
Should academic libraries purchase popular nonfiction? Should academic libraries supply borrowers with the book format that matches their preferences and...
Attack of the Blob?
The Chronicle of Higher Ed has a few pieces this week on for-profit higher education. They're revealing and thought-provoking, though...
Charging for Quality
There's a thoughtful discussion over at Dr. Crazy's about full-time faculty workload. (The post was a response to Tenured Radical's...
On 'The Marketplace of Ideas'
Dean Dad and I just finished Menand's new book - and I'm here to convince you to move it to...
Thoughts on Louis Menand's 'A Marketplace of Ideas'
I read Menand's new book on the kindle app on my ipod touch, which means that I don't have page...