Ronald Inglehart, University of Michigan professor, makes a strong case for the cyclical nature of populism in a democratic society. (“The Age of Insecurity, by Ronald Inglehart, Foreign Affairs, May/June 2018, pgs. 20-28.) He argues populism thrives during periods of change,
Several months ago, I broke with the last of my 4 publishers. I’ve had 4 because the first became ill and closed the business. Another bought a company that held my contract and turned out to be a crook. Law enforcement eventually shut him down. A third tried to change t
Of course it’s true, the rich are different from you and me. They have more money. That aside, if you look closely into any tribe, you’ll find quirkiness. The art world is no exception. Where else but there would an expert who is in jail for art forgery, hold court with di
Despite the growing loss of personal privacy on the world wide web, a number of idealists are fighting against the trend. (Click) They are trying to give users command over their personal data. In India, “ a group of activists successfully blocked Facebook from implementing a
Recently, a former student contacted me. She was organizing a high school reunion which included several of my former pupils. She provided the time, date and location of the gathering, then asked if I’d care to attend. I was flattered, naturally, but more touched by her clos
With colleges and universities touting their science and technology departments over humanities and the arts, a person could forget how much fun living the life of Indiana Jones (Click) can be — minus the poison darts, of course. But it is possible to live the life if one has
In the 1960s, I toured Makerere University in Uganda. Later, during that visit, I found myself seated at dinner beside one of the African instructors. The country had recently won its independence, and the gentleman was not only ebullient about the future, he was a virulent critic