In this fourth episode of Curriculum Vitae, Peter W. Wood and Jonathan Leaf discuss the purpose of art. Jonathan is a playwright who places deep intellectual questions centerstage. Today, art is seen simply as a means of expressing social complaints or a tool to be used for political stunts. In this episode, Jonathan and Peter attempt to track the philosophical and social attitudes that transformed art from the cultivation of excellence into the production of mass entertainment.
May 20, 2025
The anecdotal evidence is starting to pile up while academia’s thesis that white men are source of evil continues to crumble....
March 31, 2025
Columbia's descent into chaos is by its own hand. Actions to right the university must be swift and tough....
March 24, 2025
Are American colleges and universities finally getting their comeuppance?...
May 20, 2025
The anecdotal evidence is starting to pile up while academia’s thesis that white men are source of evil continues to crumble....
May 15, 2015
A look at the double standard that has arisen regarding racism, illustrated recently by the reaction to a black professor's biased comments on Twitter....
October 12, 2010
What does it mean to be Latino? Are only Latin American people Latino, or does the term apply to anyone whose language derived from Latin?...
