Combatting Antisemitism on College Campuses Requires Cultural Change, Not Just New Policies*Photo by Levi Meir Clancy on UnsplashSep 29, 2024Sep 29, 2024
We Must Collectively Generate Light in the DarknessRevisiting How Antisemitism Becomes All Too Common In Our SocietyOct 16, 2023Oct 16, 2023
Black and Tan Fantasy*: On Why Jazz Should Be Required TeachingOn April 29, 1969 President Richard Nixon and Duke Ellington stood together in the Easter Room in the White House. Nixon, along with an…Mar 19, 2023Mar 19, 2023
Prejudge Me Not: The Nomination of Hector LaSalle to the NYS Court of Appeals and the Parker…Why the Selection Process of Judges to State Courts MatterJan 2, 2023Jan 2, 2023
The Outside World and the Pictures in Our Head*Confirmation Bias, Digital Echo Chambers, and Social Media BubblesDec 5, 2022Dec 5, 2022
The Continuing Story of Daylight Saving Time*Earlier this year I wrote about the perennial debate over daylight saving time. I’ve dipped my toe into some controversial topics, but this…Nov 5, 20221Nov 5, 20221
One School’s Teacher Shortage is Another School’s SurplusAgreat teacher can have a profoundly positive impact on a student’s life. Yet, recent news headlines have warned that “America faces…Oct 31, 20221Oct 31, 20221
The Kids are Alright?*The Recent NYC Student Test Results and the Long-Term Implications of Learning Loss During the Covid EraOct 6, 20221Oct 6, 20221
“My Dear Sir”: A Modest Proposal to Build that More Perfect Union*I’m currently in the middle of a project examining Judge John J. Parker’s failure to get confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1930. A…Sep 23, 2022Sep 23, 2022
Runnin’ Down A Dream* — How A College Education Continues to Elude Many Historically Marginalized…At the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood solemnly at the podium as he stood on the world’s stage. Standing…Aug 2, 20222Aug 2, 20222
Give it the Old College Try: Another View of the College Enrollment ConundrumThere are a plethora of news stories and reports about declining enrollment at colleges and universities. Of course, not every college and…Jul 23, 20221Jul 23, 20221
It is So Ordered. The Toppling of RoeWhither Chief Justice Roberts & What Comes Next for the Court?Jun 25, 2022Jun 25, 2022
Back to School: College’s Hottest Commodity — The Adult LearnerWith all the economic uncertainty and volatility — inflation, supply chain disruptions, and global conflict — the recent federal jobs…Jun 7, 2022Jun 7, 2022
Disorder in the Court!* Of Abortion Law and Leaks in the Supreme CourtThis past December the Supreme Court, the nation’s highest tribunal, heard a challenge to Mississippi’s Gestational Age Act — a law which…May 6, 20221May 6, 20221
My Cousin Vinny and the Constitution’s “Coddling of Criminals”On the Need for More Public Defenders Like Ketanji Brown JacksonApr 11, 20221Apr 11, 20221
Is the Supreme Court Cursed? The Bambino, Bork, and Politically Polarizing ConfirmationsSenate minority leader Mitch McConnell argued he went into the confirmation process of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson with an “open mind”, but…Mar 27, 2022Mar 27, 2022
What Time is it?Pluralism, Policy, and Our Illusive Goldilocks-Like Attempt to Get Time “Just Right”Mar 18, 2022Mar 18, 2022
Steal This Book?My Local Public Library’s Recent Debate Over Eliminating FinesMar 12, 20223Mar 12, 20223
Bots on the RunThe New Battleground Over Concert and Event Tickets in a Tale as Old as TimeFeb 26, 2022Feb 26, 2022
When It Takes a Village but the Village is Strained: The Growing Child Care CrisisIt is one of the most difficult things a new parent or caretaker does — dropping off their child at day care for the first time…Feb 22, 2022Feb 22, 2022
