Archive:State of the Union
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I’m Sorry, We Just Don’t Trust You
As discussed in my last post, Congress’ approval rating is at an all time low among Democrats, Republicans, and Independents. Senator Michael Bennet (D- Colo.) even went so far as to create a chart s
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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Continental Comparisons: How Well Did We Really Fare in 2011?
On the evening of January 24th, 2012, as millions of Americans were glued to their television screens watching President Obama’s third State of the Union, another topic was on the mind of citizens in
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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Interdisciplinarity Anyone? Part Deux.
In my last blog post, I discussed President Obama’s State of the Union and America’s current treatment of international students in relation to Jane Jacobs’ book, he Death and Life of Great American Cities. The focus of the post was the idea that, much like the city planners in Jacobs’ book who wanted to clear people from city streets due to an unsubstantiated fear that busy streets meant danger, the powers that be here in America have erroneously instilled a belief that allowing international students to remain in the USA will somehow damage our way of life.
Categories: Globalization Column, The Gnovis Blog
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State of the Union, Modern City Planning, and Bloodletting: Interdisciplinarity, Anyone?
In his 2011 State of the Union Address, President Obama made the point that “There are hundreds of thousands of students excelling in our schools who are not American citizens [. . .] who come here fr
Categories: 2011, Globalization Column, The Gnovis Blog