The website Rate My Professor, which allows users to rank and write reviews of their teachers, is more than just a valuable tool for college students who want to be smart consumers about their classroom experiences. It also embodies the greatest promise of the Internet revolution—its ability to not only disseminate information, but encourage people to better understand why quality education is so important in the first place.... Read Original Article
The backlash against statements by gaming commentator Anita Sarkeesian has writer Matthew Rozsa questioning mob mentality in the digital world.
Before discussing the Anita Sarkeesian controversy – better known these days as “GamerGate” – I’d like to submit the following quote for your consideration, courtesy of one the acclaimed 1976 dark comedy Network:
“… this is no longer a nation of independent individuals.
On Tuesday, New York’s highest court struck down an Albany County law that would have made it a crime to “cyber-bully.” As a trailblazer in fighting for the rights of cyberbullying victims, you might think that I’d oppose the court’s decision.... Read Original Article
Published: mic (January 9, 2014)
an introduction to an article written by Michael Cembalest
As one of the “liberal professors” alluded to in the following email from JPMorgan executive Michael Cembalest to the company’s clients, it may seem ironic for me to compose the introduction to this article. That said, at a time when too many millennials feel overwhelmed by the challenges of Great Recession life, there is undeniable merit to the suggestions in this list. ... Read Original Article
Already Twitter and Facebook feeds are abuzz with this news item, as right-wingers purr with delight at the opportunity to tweak their left-wing and libertarian friends with proclamations of “I told you so!”... Read Original Article
Millions of people have been tricked into believing a terrible myth that’s endangering Santa Claus’ very livelihood. Those doing the tricking stand to make a lot of money from this fiction and promote it in the most devious and unscrupulous ways imaginable.
I refer, of course, to the movement that denies global warming, and see nothing wrong with rapidly melting polar ice caps.... Read Original Article
