The World is Curved

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The Anthropologist as Reader

* * * * ½ 5 votes

Michael E Harkin


A quarter century ago, Clifford Geertz published Works and Lives: The Anthropologist as Author. Widely seen as part of the…More










































































































Posted in Featured Posts, June, Opinion, Top News | Tagged | Leave a comment
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Lévi-Strauss on the Moon

* * * * ½ 7 votes

Michael E Harkin


Perception of the world begins with the construction of paracosms—imaginings of the wider world outside—outside our door, our city, our…More










































































































Posted in Featured Posts, May, Opinion | Tagged | 1 Response
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Tenured Radicals

* * * * * 18 votes

Michael E Harkin


My previous two columns have addressed the crisis in higher education from familiar standpoints. I hope I made some original…More










































































































Posted in March, Opinion | Tagged | 3 Responses
The Crisis in Higher Ed., pt. 2

The Crisis in Higher Ed., pt. 2

* * * * ½ 3 votes

Michael E Harkin


It has been more than ten years since the publication of Murray Sperber’s scathing critique of college sports, Beer and…More










































































































Posted in January, Opinion | Tagged | Leave a comment
Crisis in Higher Ed, Part 1

Crisis in Higher Ed, Part 1

* * * * * 4 votes

Michael E Harkin


One major point of post-election commentary—apart from the fiscal cliff kabuki—has been speculation on  the agenda for President Obama’s second…More










































































































Posted in January, Opinion | Tagged | Leave a comment
Election Night Thoughts

Election Night Thoughts

* * * ½   3 votes

Michael E Harkin


The results of the recent election inevitably lead to speculation about the future of the two-party system in the United…More










































































































Posted in December, Opinion | Tagged | Leave a comment
The Progressive Grotesque

The Progressive Grotesque

* * * * * 4 votes

Michael E Harkin


In Wyoming, long before many other places, the killing chill creeps down the mountainsides to tint the leaves yellow and…More










































































































Posted in November, Opinion | Tagged | 1 Response
Wall Street Vampires and Wal-Mart Zombies

The zombie apocalypse has been with us for some time, certainly since George Romero’s original Night of the Living Dead.…More










































































































Posted in November, Opinion | Tagged | Leave a comment
The World is Curved

The World is Curved

* * * * * 5 votes

Michael Harkin


First, a note about the title of this column/blog, The World is Curved. Obviously, this refers to the New York…More










































































































Posted in Opinion, September | Tagged | Leave a comment

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