Andrew J. Harvey
Tue, April 07, 2009
Baseball, America, and the 21st Century
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball"
–Jacques Barzun
Right off the bat, Jacques Barzun's pitch about ...
Tue, January 27, 2009
The Sparkle of Irony:
When Presidential politics and poetry collide
What is it with Democratic inaugurations and poetry? Poetry and politics do not mix. Never have. One or the other never fully measures up to the task of the historic moment. Alexander the Great ...
Thu, September 11, 2008
For Whom Does the Bell Toll?
Remembering September 11, 2001
Seven years ago, Sept. 11, 2001, we all remember where we were and with whom and what we were doing. I was rushing off for my 9:25 AM class; it was my first semester as a tenure-track professor. ...
