Social Matter: Social Justice Momma’s Boys
The column this week actually came out well. I figured it was time to introduce a classic bully’s taunt into these fast paced cyber-times. Here’s an excerpt: Given that we don’t believe in equality...
View ArticleNext Project: The Autodidact’s Guide
“But Henry, you said months ago that you would have a book out before the end of the year!” I totally did. At that time, I wanted to get something short out, quickly, so I wouldn’t feel like I was...
View ArticleSocial Matter Column: Gentrification Revisited
I felt like writing more about this topic, so I went and did it. Sorry about the absence over the last few days. I’ve been tinkering with a new website and figuring out what to do with the theme on...
View ArticleNew Site Theme
Your purchases on Amazon have fully funded upgraded hosting for this blog and for a premium theme on the Genesis framework. Thanks for your support. I have a backlog of reviews to get through — once I...
View ArticleTips for Avoiding Internet Drama
I’ve been travelling this week, so time for posting has been tight. Having spent a fair amount of time on the internet, I’ve also become more familiar with drama and how to avoid it. Here are some good...
View ArticleHiatus
You might have noticed that I’ve been posting a whole lot less lately. This has been mostly because I’ve had a whole lot of work come up, and haven’t been able to stick with my previous schedule which...
View ArticleChanging Direction
I’ve been thinking about this for a while, but haven’t really taken action on it. The key issue that I want to address is that I tend to fill post space with commentary on current events, which then...
View ArticleSocial Matter Column on Civil Rights + Update
Today, I published an extended column on the logical progression in American history from the American founding to Reconstruction to the Civil Rights movement and our contemporary conflicts over race....
View ArticleSocial Matter Column on Apprenticeship + Update
My column this week at Social Matter is about the history of the apprenticeship system (mostly in America) and why it’s so challenging to revive it despite a lot of interest in doing so. Here’s an...
View ArticleSocial Matter: More On the Web + Short Update
My column for this week is now up on Social Matter. It’s about some of the dashed hopes related to the World Wide Web. Please leave a comment over there if you have something smart to say about it....
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