A Dean’s Exhortation: Stop Coddling, Harvard!

Former dean of Harvard College Harry Lewis loves to quote old documents about the purpose of liberal education and the meaning of intellectual experience. These are very boring phrases, but Mr. Lewis uses them often in Excellence Without a Soul.

The phrases mostly appear when Mr. Lewis is excerpting material he’s acquired from the Read More

Matt Cooper, Standup Guy

In today’s print edition, Leon Neyfakh reports (second item) on the particulars of Matt Cooper’s comedy career. For readers hungering for more inside-the-Beltway chuckles, Media Mob presents video of Cooper’s comedy routine. The clip is in QuickTime format.