The Unassuming Scholar's Weblog

First post in a recurring series I got an email a while back from a friend I hadn’t heard from in a long time, informing me that a mutual...

The Cyprus bailout is going forward, with a modification or two.   Fortunately for Cypriot workers, their bank deposits will be safe, at lea...

The European Union and the International Monetary Fund have agreed to assist the cash-strapped government of Cyprus with an emergency infusi...

I’ve just finished watching Won’t Back Down , last year’s movie about parents who defy the odds to improve their kids’ education. Won’t B...

The customer service policy of UK-based quick-service dining chain Pret à Manger has made the news this week.  Hardly Page 1 stuff, but inte...

My HMO recently assigned me a new doctor.   Well, he actually wasn’t a doctor; he was a physician’s assistant.   This fact wasn’t a problem ...

In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook school shootings here is an ode to an unsung hero, an overlooked martyr of American conservatism named An...