It's the Culture, Stupid!

Frankly, I intensely dislike that phrase (It's the --------, Stupid!).  But, in this case, it does seem appropriate.

Conventional Wisdom

One major aspect that is wrong with American Life is that minority viewpoints use our basic desire to compromise as a way of “pushing the camel’s nose into the tent”.  What is that?  Here is one example of the story:

One day an Arab and his camel were crossing the desert. Night came and the temperature became colder. The Arab put up his tent and tied the camel to it. The Arab went to sleep.

The temperature became slightly colder and the camel asked the Arab if he (camel) could just put his nose in the tent to warm up. The Arab agreed

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What is an American?

I’ve written on this before.  It’s a subject that fascinates me, as I grew up in a working class neighborhood that, during my childhood, was apparently the destination of choice for many immigrants.

Some of the nationalities I’ve known in my younger days:

• English – my best pal’s father was a retired military man from England
• Irish – both Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
• Yugoslavian
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The Antebellum Campus

Ruminating about the similarities between the Old South and today's campuses:

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