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Environmentalists are accustomed to losing. As Joan Baez put it, “little victories and big defeats.” So when an influential organization actually makes the right environmental decision — and then goes even further — it’s cause for celebration. So it is with Middlebury College’s truly wonderful decision to divest out of fossil fuels. The college’s commitment … Continue reading
March 9, 2017 — The events around author Charles Murray’s appearance on the Middlebury College campus have convulsed both campus and community. As news reports and commentaries have distributed word of the unruly crowd that blocked Murray’s speech, the events have taken on national significance. Protesting students were rightly concerned about abuses sometimes associated with white male … Continue reading
More than a dozen of us gathered for dinner on a cold Saturday night. Cassoulet simmered on the stovetop, and a fire in the wood stove warmed the room. All of us there were united by one thing: We had been in the same college class or had come with someone who was in that … Continue reading
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