A professor who has been many years at a school is often asked by visitors: “Do you notice any difference between current students and those from previous decades?” I always answer that question pretty...

I’m often late to the party when it comes to popular literature. I caught up to The Hunger Games only after my beloved editor told me how great it was — and I wasn’t disappointed. So when she...

by Beth Garbitelli Photo: Flickr user JSDesign Rest in peace Barnes and Noble, dear old book megastore of M Street, a 'goddamn piazza' where books were sold wholesale, like cans of olive oil at a price...

Schall holds the minority opinion that used bookstores may be more important to civilization than universities. You ask, of course, where would used bookstores get their used books if there were no professors...

Well, I just finished another book. "Finished" is a bit of a euphemism, since I really only finished a draft that is now ready be read by my peers — hopefully without embarrassing me too seriously. But...