McDowell County in North Carolina suffered an unemployment rate of 14.8% in 2009 (over 4% higher than the national rate). At a loss with what to do with the increasing number of jobless citizens, and already operating within a strained…
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And Then I Said…
By Bill Kauffman | May 20
I am interviewed about the movie Copperhead by the excellent Gerald Russello in The University Bookman.
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Louisville’s Food Broker
By Katherine Dalton | May 16
Why is Louisville’s unique Farm to Table program not being copied in other cities? Here’s a national story you can pass along to your mayor,…
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2013 Academy of Philosophy and...
By Jeffrey Polet | May 16
The Academy of Philosophy and Letters will have its annual conference in Baltimore on June 7-9 on the theme “Cheerfulness Keeps Breaking In: Light in…
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Interview about Education
By R. J. Snell | May 16
You can find a short interview about education and my new book at Coffee and Markets here.
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The Modest Republic: Just Publ...
By Mark T. Mitchell | May 14
A book I’ve co-edited with Michael Federici and Richard Gamble has just been published. It’s titled The Culture of Immodesty in American Life and Politics:…
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Dana Gioia, Bill Kauffman in P...
By Mark T. Mitchell | May 13
FPR’s Third Annual Conference is shaping up to be a fantastic event. It will be held at Pomona College on September 20-21. The conference will…
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