Alan AugustDon’t Cancel Student DebtCanceling student debt is a popular item on the liberal agenda these days.Nov 18, 2020Nov 18, 2020
Alan AugustToward a Real EducationThe U.S. has been politically and morally bankrupted by the late-capitalist economy of neoliberalism. With all other social institutions…Apr 29, 2018Apr 29, 2018
Alan AugustOn Judging Character“Excellence is not an act but a habit” (Aristotle). Excellence, like all qualities of character, is habitual. While singular moments might…Apr 22, 2018Apr 22, 2018
Alan August¡Mensa es Mensa!The World’s Largest High-IQ Organization is Shockingly DumbMar 22, 2018Mar 22, 2018
Alan AugustOn media violenceThe effect of media violence on violence in society is complicated and inconclusive. With the exception of certain grotesque examples, like…Mar 4, 2018Mar 4, 2018
Alan AugustFor Rituals of Planetary Unity, We Can Do Better Than the OlympicsFeb 17, 2018Feb 17, 2018
Alan AugustHigher Education Has Lost its Humanity, Humility, Higher PurposeLast summer, I contacted my alma mater to inquire about graduate study. For over two months, I persisted through various dodges to set up a…Oct 6, 2017Oct 6, 2017
Alan AugustMoles and Mountaineers: In Defense of GeneralismWhen I was checking out undergraduate colleges and running through the rustic, rain-dappled, summertime twilight fields of Bard College in…Aug 8, 2017Aug 8, 2017
Alan AugustThe Wizards of Oz: In Pro Sports, It’s Time to Pay Attention to the White Man Behind the CurtainSet aside the shocking reality that the United States is in a political crisis, having elected a racist, classist, homophobic, xenophobic…Aug 7, 2017Aug 7, 2017
Alan AugustOn the treatment of animalsIf people can assert dominance over something, they generally do, regardless of how that assertion may violate the dominated subject. For…Jun 13, 2017Jun 13, 2017