Mark Liberman is correct to state that French post-structuralist theory, is not derived from what we, today, consider to be “linguistics,” and if he had left it there I would not have felt compelled to respond. However, I feel he overstates his case when he compares the semiotics of Roland Barthes to a “cargo cult,” [...]
This is just too weird to ignore. Scroll down for the punch line. (via Kevin Drum) {bush, bald, photos}
Students at Georgetown are fighting to get a living wage for the lowest paid employees at the university. Sign a petition in support of the hunger strikers. The Georgetown Living Wage Coalition believes that Georgetown has an obligation to its employees and that it must provide them with a wage that is enough to cover [...]