After five plus years of Donald Trump as candidate and Oval Office occupant, it is hard to believe anything could be called a surprise. Yet, Coronavirus-positive Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien promised there would be, not one, but a series of October surprises before the election was over. Well, he was right! Just eight … Read more
You will never experience less reality than when you are watching a reality show. You’re watching people who aren’t actors, put into situations created by people who aren’t writers and they’re second guessing how they think you would like to see them behave if this were a real situation, which it’s not. And you … Read more
Let’s be clear. You’re witnessing a homicidal president conveying, purposefully, a homicidal assembly to help him get reelected as President of the United States instead of protecting the health and welfare of the United States including supporters whose lives he’s willing to sacrifice. ~Carl Bernstein/CNN/September 14, 2020 Bernstein’s comment was in reference to the revelation … Read more
I’ve talked to many [Republicans], as I know you have, and asked them, “Why are you silent? You know this is wrong. You know that you should speak out. You know what he is doing to the military.” And the answer I almost always get is, “If I do, I will lose any possibility of … Read more
One of the most important, yet painful, responsibilities for any professor is the identification and prosecution of instances of academic misconduct by a student. During my nine year tenure at Miami University, I felt it necessary to take action in seven instances, realizing a student’s reputation and future career prospects were at stake. It … Read more