Author Archives: Thomas Whitley
College: Easy A
Is college too easy? As study time falls, debate rises: Philip Babcock and Mindy Marks unearthed previous research, part of a longitudinal study called Project Talent, that showed students of 1961 spent about 24 hours a week studying. They calculated that … Continue reading
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Marriage Equality and Presidential Character
As you’ve probably heard by now, yesterday President Obama announced his support for same-sex marriage. There has been a lot of reaction to this in less than 24 hours. This was to be expected. Most of the reaction I have … Continue reading
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Lugar on Bipartisanship
Richard Lugar lost his race in Indiana last night to Richard Mourdock, a tea party conservative. Lugar had a quite sharp and well-written concession speech in which he discusses the state of American politics. Sen. Richard Lugar’s searing concession statement: … Continue reading
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Against Amendment One
North Carolinians will go to the polls tomorrow to vote on Amendment One, an amendment which I am against for a whole host of reasons. There are two videos that have stood out to me today, though, that highlight just … Continue reading
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Geospatial Network Model of the Roman World
This looks fascinating. Orbis: Spanning one-ninth of the earth’s circumference across three continents, the Roman Empire ruled a quarter of humanity through complex networks of political power, military domination and economic exchange. These extensive connections were sustained by premodern transportation … Continue reading
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