McSweeny's on hastily-prepared online courses.
Not their very best material, but topical to be sure.
Whew.
9 years ago
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
I think this is a fine compromise position
Seen on a recent socially distant walk around the neighborhood.
Virtual NCAA tournament
It features a single simulation based on ESPN's power index. Guess who wins?
Addendum: the local paper's coverage of Wisconsin's historic victory.
Hat tip: Tim Smeeding (which provides a clue about who wins)
Addendum: the local paper's coverage of Wisconsin's historic victory.
Hat tip: Tim Smeeding (which provides a clue about who wins)
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Monday, March 16, 2020
Book: The Genuine Article by Edmund Morgan
Morgan, Edmund. 2004. The Genuine Article: A Historian Looks at Early America. W.W. Norton and Company.
This is a collection of book reviews by a noted American (in both senses) historian. The book reviews, as is standard in the New York Review of Books where they appeared, do more than just narrowly remark on a particular book; instead, they provide brief introductions to particular literatures in the course of putting the book or books at hand into context. I enjoyed it throughout.
But shouldn't it be "An Historian"?
Recommended if you are into such things.
Amazon book page
Barnes and Noble book page
This is a collection of book reviews by a noted American (in both senses) historian. The book reviews, as is standard in the New York Review of Books where they appeared, do more than just narrowly remark on a particular book; instead, they provide brief introductions to particular literatures in the course of putting the book or books at hand into context. I enjoyed it throughout.
But shouldn't it be "An Historian"?
Recommended if you are into such things.
Amazon book page
Barnes and Noble book page
Monday, January 13, 2020
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