Essays about Texas

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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

I seldom agree with the New York Times, but when I do, I like to drink a Dos Esquis: Felony charges against Texas Governor Rick Perry

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I seldom agree with the New York Times , but when I do, I like to drink a Dos Esquis.  Unfortunately, I couldn't find a Dos Esquis in m...
Friday, August 15, 2014

Never Mind! Maybe we don't need to turn our local police departments into paramilitary tactical units

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Remember Gilda Radner's "Never Mind!" routine on those long-ago Saturday Night Live skits? Gilda played the part of an elderl...
Monday, August 11, 2014

For what cause would I send my own children or grandchildren to die overseas? Genocide in Iraq

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As my small band of readers know, I have two blogs: a blog on Catholicism and culture and a blog on the federal student loan program. Occasi...
Sunday, August 10, 2014

Student Debt and Physical and Financial Well Being Among College Graduates--What Did the Gallup Poll Tell Us?

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The media has commented widely on a recent poll conducted by Gallup and Purdue University that compared five elements of personal well-being...
Friday, July 18, 2014

Why Not Help Africa? American Universities Should Make a Civic Commitment to Strengthening Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Not long ago, the New York Times broke the scandal about New York University's new Abu Dhabi campus, which had been launched with much ...

Like the Crocodile, American Higher Education is Eating Its Young: Reflections While In Africa

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I just returned from Uganda, where I visited several Ugandan universities and toured a game preserve on the upper Nile River. As I viewed th...
Saturday, June 28, 2014

Not With a Bang But With a Whimper: For-Profit Corinthian Colleges May Close Some Campuses

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Yesterday's New York Times carried a story in its Business Section about Corinthian Colleges, a for-profit company that operates under ...