It’s relatively easy to see the suffering Christ in black men who are already dead and aren’t threatening to hurt anyone. But can you see the suffering Christ in violent responses to injustice? Can you see the cross in the Molotov cocktail?
Henry Petroski on The Value of Failure in Q
A Bridge Too Far Slender, elegant and graceful, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge stretched like a steel ribbon across Puget Sound in 1940. The third longest suspension span in the world opened on July 1st. Only four months later, the great…
Revisiting the Value of Elite Colleges: Why that Pricey School May Not Payoff Like You Hoped
A decade ago, two economists published a research paper arguing that elite colleges did not seem to give most graduates an earnings boost. A new version of the study, covering data from 19,000 students, comes to the same conclusion.