Hey, here I go, restarting my blog! It’s about time and I’m thrilled to be back.

The academic year just ended last week, and it was a great one. I taught terrific classes both terms. While I’ll miss my students,the summer stretches ahead with some interesting possibilities and the luxury of time for research and writing.

For the blog, I have a few ideas in mind:

I’d like to take a look at current events. News travels very fast and we’re infused with information non stop- on a daily basis. So...