Paul Street – Obama: a Hollow Man Filled With Ruling Class Ideas

Link to a book review by Paul Street of David Garrow‘s Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama (2017):

“Obama: a Hollow Man Filled With Ruling Class Ideas”

The bits about not citing Street’s own books sound a bit like “sour grapes”.  Anyway, by way of contrast, try liberal historian Christopher Read‘s biography Lenin!

M.G. Piety – Academic Bullying: the Vacuum of Moral Leadership in the Academy

Link to an article by M.G. Piety:

“Academic Bullying: the Vacuum of Moral Leadership in the Academy”

Most of this is general enough to apply outside academia.  Interesting that she cited Plato in one place about just behavior, but, rather than another philosopher like Rousseau, cites cognitivist scientists regarding trusting human nature.