By Sheldon Photos by the author There is a stretch of coastline between Newport and Lincoln City that was a popular destination for our family while I was growing up, visits I agitated for relentlessly to feed my passionate interest in marine biology, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Politics
There is an enduring appeal about the end of the world, especially if we can watch it happening to someone else. Movies that dwell on an apocalyptic or post-apocalyptic theme are even more the rage than usual, but in the … Continue reading
By Sheldon A cluster of articles on higher education has prompted some reflections on higher ed in America, where it’s going, where it’s been, and what may become of it. The first is from May of last year, a piece … Continue reading
By Sheldon Greaves This post appeared previously on Unexpected Leisure, 12 February 2011 An article that appears in a recent issue of Yes! magazine caught my attention this morning. The article talks about how consumerism has caused families to weaken … Continue reading
By Sheldon Greaves In addition to my posts on Cogito!, I have also posted to other blogs. One of these, Unexpected Leisure, grew out of my effort to make sense of losing my job as a result of the worst … Continue reading
By Sheldon Greaves This past week has seen yet more brutality as the nation watches the shocking events unfold in the wake of the Samuel DuBose shooting. Meanwhile, America and the rest of the world has exploded in grief and … Continue reading
By Sheldon Greaves Many years ago PBS ran a wonderful Christmas special called “Simple Gifts” featuring a series of animated short segments based on several Christmas stories. They were all thoughtful, sometimes provocative, and emotionally rich. One of the segments … Continue reading
By Sheldon Greaves I was just made aware (hat tip to Peter MIller) about an excellent blog post with some very good ground rules for evaluating big stories that are just in the process of breaking. Considering how bad the … Continue reading
Every once in awhile when you get a bunch of intellectual types “talking shop”, the subject turns to the matter of intellectual objectivity. The journalist and broadcast majors will go on and on about the problems of maintaining objectivity and … Continue reading