The More Things Change…Rethinking the Most Recent Literacy Crises

Most people seem to think about language the way they think about teen pregnancy. They think of it only as a problem. At least, that is how they sound. English […]

A Word on Being in Plainclothes

Though this is my second blog for “Plainclothes,” it seems an occasion to explain what I didn’t explain in my first post last week. Why have I named my new […]

Back With the Future

Occasionally, I think about getting past some limitation of my existence. Because I am convinced of the power of the imagination, however, I rarely muse about money, as I fear it might lead me to a life of crime. […]