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抖阴ap: King Lear, Joe Biden and running the place at an advanced age
King Lear had a terrible time in old age, but at least he did not have to run for re-election. President Joe Biden officially, as of Monday, has no such...
抖阴ap: But I loved Dilbert . . .
Several years ago, I learned that a writer, whose work I much admired and who I knew and liked, had treated people dismissively and even cruelly. What to do? I...
抖阴ap: Alec Baldwin shooting is latest reckoning in Hollywood’s history of violence
The burden that rests on Alec Baldwin鈥檚 soul is not his -- alone 鈥� to carry.
抖阴ap: A former faculty director’s sorrow and humor unite in limerick
In the last three weeks, I have been reading statements that characterize a controversial public figure. Some of these statements have made me wonder if I will ever have the...
Limerick: Academia is bogged down, reform the counterproductive FRPA to shed some weight
Although FRPA, Faculty Report of Professional Activities, is intended to put a premium on faculty productivity, with pitch-perfect irony, it brings all productive activity to a halt.
Limerick: Jeans to unite us all
What do nearly all Americans have in common? An enthusiasm for denim jeans. And so, twenty-five years ago, I emerged as a multi-tasking early adopter.
Limerick: Sitting squarely in town, historically means nothing to fires
In the last half of the nineteenth century, fires regularly laid waste to Western towns and cities.
Limerick: CU regents’ “critical race theory” resolutions are bipartisanly bad
In a curious variation on bipartisanship, a Republican regent and a Democratic regent have now proposed two opposing resolutions that appear to be aimed at raising the temperature in the...
Limerick: Put Critical Race Theory back in the bottle, so we can have a meaningful conversation
Escorted into visibility by its opponents, Critical Race Theory never dealt with its big identity problem: hardly anyone knows what it means.
Patty Limerick: Finding common ground with the Cheney women
Before 2021, whenever I heard the name 鈥淐heney,鈥� I was overcome by a compulsion to overgeneralize.