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Last week’s blog summarized the many changes that the new Trump administration is pursuing, with a sharp focus on decreasing both taxes and the federal workforce. One aspect that seems trivial to many is the attention being given to changing … Continue reading →

(Source: MSN: Cartoons: The Latest Editorial Cartoons From John Cole) Before starting this blog, I thought that I needed to invent a new English word – “defederation,” to mean the destruction of a federal structure. A short search showed that it … Continue reading →

Figure 1 – Global nuclear weapons (Source: MSN) The timing of the acquisitions: US (1945); Soviet Union (1949); UK (1952); France (1960); China (1964); India (1974); Pakistan (1998); North Korea (2006); Israel (estimated 1960s). One interesting insight into the Federation … Continue reading →

Map of the region before and after the Six-Day War (Source: BBC) *Note: there was a development in this matter after I wrote the post that you may know from recent news. I address it at the end of the … Continue reading →

The last few blogs explored some of the steps that the new Trump administration is taking against the roles of government that many of us cherish. My emphasis in these blogs was on academic institutions, but I went well beyond … Continue reading →

Below are two cherry-picked opinions on President Trump’s attitude toward academia and academic research, one from the NYT and the other from Forbes: Michelle Goldberg in the NYT: (Opinion | Trump Wants to Destroy All Academia, Not Just the Woke … Continue reading →

(Source: Sigma Earth) The ESG (environmental social governance) concept has appeared frequently throughout this blog. Two of the more recent blogs are from August 16, 2022, and March 28, 2023. Specific issues that ESG addresses are marked on the figure … Continue reading →

(Source: Reddit) Last week’s blog was focused on some of the actions that colleges are taking to counter the  recent decline in enrollment. The key entry on that blog was not the final steps that some colleges find themselves having … Continue reading →

(Source: Lauren Pyke, The Daily Tar Heel) Last week’s blog returned to the issue of declining global enrollment in universities. I looked specifically at the impacts of the ongoing trend of declining global fertility, with a focus on the US. … Continue reading →

Previous blogs on the decline in college enrollment (May 30th, October 25th, and October 31, 2023) were inspired by my teaching experience. I am returning to this issue from the broader perspective with a focus on the US. This blog … Continue reading →