My response to pretty pictures with quotes that are just wrong.
This is the first photo quote that I’ve made with Buffer.com’s Pablo feature. Having fun.
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Top Tweets and Highlights of 2015 – My First Storify
[featured-image link=”https://storify.com/erictweber/getting-started” link_single=”https://storify.com/erictweber/getting-started” single_newwindow=”true” alt=”This is a photo of my first piece published on The USA Today Web site, ‘Reciprocal Goodwill Is Answer to Flag Issue,’ which links to my Storify page for my ‘Top Tweets & Highlights of 2015.’”] I’ve made my first Storify post, which I used to gather some of the big…
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Designs on Kids and Culture: Cartoons
While I have been writing A Culture of Justice, so many examples have come up to illustrate what I’m concerned about. The latest is from Charlie Brown. At the same time, it’s true that culture is a funny thing to think about when it comes to justice. When I first read Plato’s Republic, I found it so…
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Reciprocal Goodwill Is Answer to Flag Issue
[featured-image link=”http://etweber.wp2.olemiss.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2015/12/Reciprocal-FB.jpg” link_single=”http://etw.li/1M14nza” single_newwindow=”true” alt=”Photo of the printed version of the article.”] My latest piece in the Clarion Ledger draws on Aristotle’s insights about friendship, which he called acknowledged reciprocal goodwill. We sure need more of that in Mississippi. Click here or on the Clarion Ledger logo on the right to read the piece on their Web…
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Video of My Interview on WLOX TV News at 4
The video clip of my interview on WLOX TV News at 4 in Biloxi, MS, is included at the bottom of this post. I had a great time visiting the coast, seeing the beautiful water, and talking with some really nice people. I also had a great time meeting Jeremy from Bay Books for the book signing…
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Signed Copies of ‘Uniting Mississippi’ for Southern Bound Book Shop
Beautiful day in Biloxi! Just met the owner of Southern Bound Book Shop. If you live nearby and can’t make it to the signing tonight, you can head there for a signed copy later. They also have a store in Ocean Springs. If you live closer to Bay Saint Louis, Bay Books will have copies…
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Uniting the States? Brainstorming a Trajectory
When I was in graduate school, looking at the job market, I remember feeling perplexed at certain questions about the future of my career. Some colleges and universities ask you about your “research trajectory.” Finishing a dissertation prepares you with a stack of paper, but now it’s supposed to be nimble and fly like an…
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Brown Bag Lecture on ‘Uniting Mississippi’
Looking forward to giving a Brown Bag Lecture at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture in Oxford. I’ll be talking about Uniting Mississippi, a work of philosophy relevant to folks interested in history, southern studies, education, political science, economics, and policy. I hope to see you there.
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‘Uniting Mississippi’ Book Signing
After an interview on WLOX TV in Biloxi, MS, which will air on the 4pm news program, I’ll head to the West Biloxi Public Library for a book talk and signing event. I’m very happy to say that Bay Books of Bay St. Louis, MS, will be there to manage book sales for the signing….
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UALR TV Promo of My Clinton School Talk
Check out the nice promotional video that the local public television station made in Little Rock (UALR TV) for the recording of my talk at the Clinton School, which they aired. They added music and edited bits down into some representative moments. How cool? The music is great. Of course the funny thing about sound…
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Video of my Interview on WLOV of Tupelo
As promised, I’m posting here below my interview on WLOV of Tupelo’s This Morning show with Katrina Berry. Also, below that is a photo of the nice layout that Reed’s Gumtree Bookstore setup for the book signing later that day. Katrina was a lovely person who was kind and encouraging. As I said, she drove…
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Had a Great Visit with Katrina Berry on WLOV Tupelo
Despite the torrential rain this morning, I made it on time to meet with Katrina Berry of WLOV Tupelo’s This Morning show. Berry is an impressive, award-winning journalist and TV anchor. Her award was from the Associated Press for her weekly series, Heavenly Helpers. When I first got a chance to talk with her, she explained…
