This is my first ever Pollyanna post. I wrote it last year in order to cheer myself about the world we live in. I think it still stands up. We Live in the Best of Times We seem to be in a world … Continue reading We Live in the Best of Times — Really
This post is a lovely essay by Clare Coffey that was recently published in The Bulwark. Here's a link to the original. It's an ode to the most wonderful of civic institutions in American life: the snow day. Can you remember what if felt like when you woke up one morning, dreading the thought of … Continue reading An Ode to Snow Days
This post is a fascinating essay by Yasheng Huang about the Chinese examination system, which was recently published in Aeon. Here's a link to the original. It draws on his new book, which I highly recommend: The Rise and Fall of the EAST: How Exam, Autocracy, Stability and Technology Brought China Success, and Why They … Continue reading Yasheng Huang — The Exam that Broke Society
