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- Democracy in the Mountains
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- Are we living in a simulation?
- Anne Frank and the Four Freedoms
- The Diary of Anne Frank
- The Holocaust
- A Wikipedia Story
- Thinking About Libraries
- Thinking About Law
- The Lease Lands of Cambridge
- Statutory Boards in Cambridge
- Voting Methods at Town Meeting
- The Caine Mutiny
- Legacy of the Four Freedoms
- Freedom of Speech Painting
- Rockwell’s Four Freedoms
- Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms
- Act 46 and Democracy
- Science vs. Philosophy
- Complementarity and Civility
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Category Archives: Society
Holocaust Scholarship
The following recent news release is about Holocaust scholarship at the University of Vermont (UVM): Two UVM scholars earn fellowships at U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum This is good news. Congratulations to UVM, Associate Professor Susanna Schrafstetter, and Professor Alan Steinweis. … Continue reading
Backcountry Recreation, Part 2
Over on my other blog, The Switchel Traveler, I wrote about the growing popularity of backcountry recreation in northern New England, especially in Vermont, and including in my home town of Cambridge. See Backcountry Recreation, Part 1. This growing interest … Continue reading
George Perkins Marsh
George Perkins Marsh has been called the “Father of the American Conservation Movement” because of his seminal book Man and Nature published in 1864. Today his legacy is honored by the Marsh – Billings – Rockefeller National Historic Park encompassing … Continue reading
Cloverdale Presentation
Cloverdale was a distinct, close-knit community mostly in Westford, Vermont, but also including the Putnam Farm in the adjacent town of Cambridge. It lasted for more than 150 years, from 1804 until the 1950s and 1960s when my siblings and … Continue reading
Cloverdale Book
Cloverdale was a distinct, close-knit community mostly in Westford, Vermont, but also including the Putnam Farm in the adjacent town of Cambridge. It lasted for more than 150 years, from 1804 until the 1950s and 1960s when my siblings and … Continue reading
Mansplaining
Recently I was in the awkward position of explaining to a woman the concept of mansplaining. What is mansplaining? This clip from the television series Silicon Valley explains: Ouch. What can we men do to improve our communication skills? This … Continue reading
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