Archive for September, 2009

Academia and arrogance

Interesting article on NRO about the current Democratic Administration in the US, universities, and the moral self-righteousness of some (many?) professors.

Feelings of being underappreciated by the public for all one’s self-sacrificial efforts are common university traits…
Academic culture also promotes this idea that highly educated professionals deigned to give up their best years for arduous academic [...]

Norman Borlaug, RIP

Revolutions rarely occur because of one individual, but if one person must be thanked more than others for sparking the Green Revolution in India (and reducing the chances of Red Revolution) – it is the unassuming American – Norman Borlaug, who passed away a few days ago. It was because of him that
In just four [...]