Stephen is a web developer, Baha'i, and interfaith activist in St. Paul, Minnesota. He likes to write about religion, social justice, sustainability, science, programming, etc.
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"Family" discussion last night started with the tuition craziness out in Cali, and in its meandering way touched on my last post. I was decrying the huge raise in tuition. Their revenue, as far as I know, is not down. Expenses do go up its true, but...
E-mail from UT Graduate School: "Share Your Graduate School Stories". Let's see, which one... perhaps the "story" of negotiating expectations down to 40 hours/week on a 20 hour appointment that expressly stated that the student isn't supposed to work...
E.O. Wilson, one of America's foremost scientists and secular humanists, has
penned a moving appeal for religionist and scientist alike to set aside their
differences and focus together on preserving Earth's biological diversity for
the benefit of...
Jimmy Carter says opposition to Obama is based in racial attitudes. New
York Times columnists debate:
David
Brooks says no, it is based in populism.
Bob
Herbert says yes it is racism.
Charles Blow
responds that, if nothing else, it should be...
`Abdu'l-Bahá counseled that "[t]he shining spark of truth cometh forth only after the clash of differing opinions." I have always felt, based on the rest of His writings, that "clash" should not be seen in the negative light in which the word is...
