William M. Briggs

I thought this too important to relegate to the comments. I apologize for the length, which cannot be helped. In yesterday's post---Back To School Electronically---I mentioned and disparaged the website…

Thanks to computers---those modern saviors of mankind!---students returning to campus this fall needn't return at all. Yes, sir: they will be able to "attend" class by staying home, ready to…

Watching superheroes beat up villains may not be the best image for boys to see if society wants to promote kinder, less stereotypical male behaviors...But boys who remained close to…

Ambrose Bierce, as usual, summarized it best for us in the Devil's Dictionary: ACADEME, n. An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. ACADEMY, n. (from academe). A modern…

The New York Review of Books, via an article submitted by a man appropriately named Martin Filler has "deconstructed" Prince Charles dislike of modern architecture. Deconstruction, in case you did…