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What are the potential crossover books from university presses in the fall? Scott McLemee begins the survey...

Before our first child was born we prepared to be parents in ways that academics always prepare for big projects...

Every so often I read or hear about something so obvious, and so brilliant, that I actually get mad at...

So, the Warner-Lieberman bill is finally getting to the Senate floor, and (after managing to ignore it for the entire...

As I said a few days ago, my acquaintance Crazy Larry and I went recently to Abbey Road on the...

Many years ago, I was at a New York Philharmonic concert with my husband. Isaac Stern was performing, and given...

Several alert readers sent me links to this article from the New York Times. Apparently, Citibank, JP Morgan Chase, and...

In my bio for this blog, I mention "two children, one of whom should be heading off to college in...