Not much according to Bob Hebert. A provocative new book, “Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses,” makes a strong case that for a large portion of the nation’s seemingly successful undergraduates the years in college barely improve their skills in critical thinking, complex reasoning and writing. Intellectual effort and academic rigor, in the minds [...]
Bob Hebert
The Cost of the War In Afghanistan
Bob Hebert of the New York Times writes about the hidden cost of the Afghanistan war. It’s a quaint notion, but true: with wars come responsibilities. The meat grinder of war takes its toll in so many ways, and we should be paying close attention to all aspects of it. Instead, we send our service [...]
