New York City Speaking at the Williams Club was not on the top list of things I simply had to do before breathing dirt, but I counted on it being an interesting educational experience, so I wasn’t disappointed. It seems all of the college-based clubs that are based in NYC for the Ivy League and …
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Food Stamp Stigma
New Orleans One day I write that receiving food stamps is the “new normal,” as we say in New Orleans, and the next day there’s a front page story in the Sunday Times by Jason DeParle and Robert Gebeloff with a headline that includes the words: “stigma fades.” Wow! Am I ahead of the curve …
Learning at Williams
Williamstown I did two short hitches at Williams College before going over the fence for good a long, long time ago, so it was with mixed feelings that I returned to talk to a couple of groups of smart students and their dynamic faculty members. I’m not sure what I think about it quite, but …