Thinking About Plagiarism
cross posted from The Faculty Lounge … I’m probably late to the party in noticing Richard Posner’s book on plagiarism… Read More »Thinking About Plagiarism
Ideas
Citizens United, Graffiti, and the Web
We need more outlets to challenge the way things run. Challenging corporations is difficult, necessary, and proper. Someone in San… Read More »Citizens United, Graffiti, and the Web
Constructive Feedback for Writing and Maybe Living
Writing well requires attention to style and execution, but it also requires interaction. John Gardner’s works on writing explains his… Read More »Constructive Feedback for Writing and Maybe Living
Believing, then Seeing
“[S]ecular Americans … think that belief precedes action and explains choice. That’s part of our folk model of the mind:… Read More »Believing, then Seeing
The Unwinding
George Packer’s new “The Unwinding” is “something close to a nonfiction masterpiece,” says Dwight Garner in the New York Times:… Read More »The Unwinding