Opinion: Mueller, Mattis, Shakespeare, and the Dangers of Staying Above the Fray
They just won’t say anything. Many hoped or feared that Robert Mueller would open up…
Opinion: CSU Ethnic Studies Requirement a Bad Idea Whose Time Should Never Come
Now that public outrage has forced the retraction of the K-12 ethnic studies curriculum proposal…
Opinion: Israel’s Banning of Reps. Omar and Tlaib Is a Very Bad Idea
In the introduction to his 1983 novel about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which really means, the…
Opinion: Incident at SDSU Highlights Growing Anti-Semitism in Progressive Circles
On May 8, the Women’s Resource Center at San Diego State University sent out a…
‘Don’t Know Much About History’: The CSU and General Education
There’s a train about to hit the California State University system. Last year, without any…
Opinion: Lessons from Shakespeare for the Trump White House
What do you do when your boss tells you to do something you know is…
Opinion: STEM May Rule, But Humanities Remain Central to SDSU’s Mission
Last November San Diego State University’s president, Adela de la Torre, gave an eye-opening talk…
Opinion: How Anti-Semitism Becomes Normal in America
Sunday’s New York Times Book Review featured an interview with the distinguished Alice Walker, author…
Opinion: An Exemplary SDSU Professor’s Only Offense Was 20-Year-Old Satire
On Tuesday, Joseph Sabia, a professor of economics at San Diego State University, was on…
Opinion: A Midterm ‘B’ for San Diego State University and its New President
We’ve had a new president for a few months now, and so how do things…
Opinion: SDSU Puts a Positive Spin on The Aztec Empire’s Bloody History
The decision to retain the Aztec warrior as a symbol for San Diego State University…
Opinion: There’s No End—and No Accounting—to CSU’s Administrative Bloat
A few years ago, I wrote an article about administrators growing like kudzu at the…
SDSU’s $150 Million Stadium Plan Robs Education to Fund Athletics
Here we go again. After a few years of no athletics vs. academics stories (excepting…
Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth,’ Donald Trump, and the Republican Party
Toward the end of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” Malcolm—the leader of the revolt against the Scots king—decides…
