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Academic boycotts targeting ideas, individuals, and institutions deemed problematic are no longer just in vogue for faculty.  read more »

The emergence of artificial intelligence marks the latest acceleration of the digital age.  read more »

Drought has hit Schleicher County hard. Lots of the stock tanks are dry. The only plants that appear to be thriving on this part of the Edwards Plateau are scrawny mesquite trees and the ever-present prickly pear cactus.  read more »

First I want to thank everyone for reading, sharing and commenting on my recent post on talent, ambition and culture in the Midwest.  read more »

What a difference the remote work revolution has made. The University of Minnesota Accessibility Observation auto and transit access data for 2021  read more »

The Midwest will decide who wins the White House in November. Much has been written about Kamala Harris’s not-so-subtle appeal to Michigan’s Muslim voters, and her choice of Tim Walz as running mate  read more »

In 1971, after a lifetime researching and explaining the Central Business District, American geographer Raymond Murphy gathered his knowledge together in The Central Business District: A Study in Urban Geography.  read more »

There are a lot of parallels between the paths of J.D. Vance and Pete Buttigieg.

Though close to the same age, Vance (40) and Buttigieg (42) don’t superficially seem to have much in common.  read more »

In this era of heightened racial and ethnic tension, few academic concepts have enjoyed as much success as “settler colonialism.”  read more »

About 15 years ago, I visited a high-ranking official at the Department of Energy at his office in Washington. We chatted for 30 minutes about the obstacles facing nuclear energy deployment in the US  read more »