The Need to Develop Connections Between the Critique of Daily Life and International Affairs, Part Two

John Clarke, former organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, posted the following recently without comment: John Clarke · "This goes well beyond the question of Palestine and Israel to the fundamental ability of a university to foster free inquiry and debate." From Dawn. I Was a Target of Academic Censorship Over My Work on … Continue reading The Need to Develop Connections Between the Critique of Daily Life and International Affairs, Part Two

Academic Narrow-mindedness: A Reason for Starting a Blog, Part Two

Introduction This is a continuation of a previous post. In a previous post, I criticized the first reviewer's assessment of an article I had written on collective bargaining and the situation of teachers in Nova Scotia. Before I started this blog, I had sent an article critical of the implied concept of "free collective bargaining." … Continue reading Academic Narrow-mindedness: A Reason for Starting a Blog, Part Two

Academic Narrow-mindedness, or the Idealization of Collective Bargaining: A Reason for Starting a Blog, Part One

It has been slightly more than three years since I started this blog. I thought it appropriate to begin a series of posts on what, partly, inspired me to start this blog.  Before I started this blog, I had sent an article critical of the implied concept of "free collective bargaining." The article was rejected … Continue reading Academic Narrow-mindedness, or the Idealization of Collective Bargaining: A Reason for Starting a Blog, Part One