The Structure of Enclosure The enclosure of the English commons in the eighteenth century followed a predictable pattern. Land that had been worked collectively—grazed, gleaned, gathered—was reclassified through legal mechanism […]
It was premature to declare the world disenchanted. Max Weber announced the death of magic a century ago, and for a time it seemed he was right. The gods retreated […]
This article first appeared on University World News on 21 January 2026. If the university had a ‘Like’ button, it would be a small confession of defeat. A button is […]
A different kind of silence is settling over contemporary universities. It is not the contemplative quiet of libraries, nor the productive hush of laboratories. It is the silence of a […]
A Prologue A particular kind of silence descends upon a lecture hall after the last student has left. It is not empty—it hums with the residue of attention, the ghost […]
The ruling by Judge Howell is not a legal anomaly; it is the inevitable logic of the system. We are witnessing the final collapse of the “Nation” (a moral community) […]
This article first appeared on University World News We have built the theoretical half of a bridge. It is elegant in places, diligently maintained in others, and inspected with great […]
This article first appeared on University World News We used to imagine isolation through geography: a university at the end of a long road, a library without the book you […]
This article first appeared on University World News There is a comforting fable about research in Africa. It begins with a noble problem and ends with a grant. On the […]
There is a powerful sense of déjà vu that haunts the halls of higher education. We are, by any measure, in a state of perpetual, frantic activity. Our calendars are […]
