“Would you rather be a scholar discoursing about the crisis of displacement, or a country singer singing about how much you miss Georgia?” (Rules, p. 207).
The Case for Cruz #2
So first a round-up from last night. On the Democratic side, Sanders beat Hillary in Michigan, which was festive. On the Republican side, there were four states in play. Trump won three of them, while Cruz took Idaho. More relevant to the immediate discussion was the fact that Cruz took second place in Michigan, which …
Every Feather in Place
“Some men display their copy of the Westminster Confession upon their shelves proudly, the highest achievement of the taxidermist’s art” (Rules for Reformers, p. 206).
Thinkers of Deep Thinks
So what is going on? The National Science Foundation put 400K into a study of glaciers and gender, and the results are now in. Ice is “not just ice.” “Merging feminist postcolonial science studies and feminist political ecology, the feminist glaciology framework generates robust analysis of gender, power, and epistemologies in dynamic social-ecological systems, thereby …
The Case for Cruz
Idaho’s primary is tomorrow, and for a first time in a long time, the Idaho primary actually matters. I have previously endorsed Cruz, and wanted to take this opportunity to exhort my fellow Idahoans to help do their part in deflating the Trump balloon. But first, for my foreign readers, a few words of encouragement. …
Trump Meme Contest
So the response to this invitation was kind of overwhelming. There was a lot for me to wade through. So in the spirit of drawing this out — as I believe it usually goes for these things — let me start with my own example. We will then move to a number of honorable mentions. …
Some More Inspiration for This Electoral Season
Wine Tasting and the Metaphorical Imagination
A few weeks ago, a winemaker from Walla Walla named Gino Cuneo gave a presentation at New St. Andrews’ weekly Disputatio. His presentation was excellent — much like his wines actually. The reason I bring this up is that his answer to one of the questions sent my musings off in an unexpected direction, at …
Well, That’s a First
It Was a Close Game
