Monthly Archives: September 2010

Best of Times, Worst of Times

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Fred Bubbers

A couple of weeks ago, my day-job required me to fly to Chicago for a day to attend a meeting.  I’d been to Chicago on business a couple of times before, but on those trips I was visiting companies that … Continue reading →

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Shackles, Chains, and Canon

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Fred Bubbers

In his essay, “In Praise of Dead White Men,” Lindsay Johns argues that efforts to make education more “relevant” to black people can be both patronizing and harmful, and that western literary canon should be taught to everyone.  While I … Continue reading →

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