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The Triumph and Tragedy of the Byzantine Empire — How It Preserved the West and Devastated the East
Published: January 5, 2026 14:00
This post is about, of all things, the Byzantine Empire. Unlike its western counterpart, what is usually called the Roman Empire, it has received little respect over the years. Even the name is a calumny (drawn from the name of the original Greek city of…
Peculiar Problems of Preparing Educational Researchers
https://davidlabaree.com/2026/01/01/peculiar-problems-of-preparing-educational-researchers/
Published: January 1, 2026 14:00
This post is a chapter from my 2004 book, The Trouble with Ed Schools. Here’s a link to an earlier version that was published in 2003 in Educational Researcher.  I wrote this in response to my experience teaching doctoral students in the Department of…
Steven Mintz — When Words Still Mattered: Shakespeare, Language, and the Birth of Historical Consciousness
Published: December 29, 2025 14:00
This post is an essay by historian Steven Mintz, recently published in his Substack. Here’s a link to the original. I strongly recommend that you check out his posts, which are both prolific and memorable. Here he weaves together two arguments around…
Public Schools for Private Gain: The Declining American Commitment to Serving the Public Good
Published: December 25, 2025 14:00
This post is a piece I published in Kappan in November, 2018. Here’s a link to the original. Public schools for private gain: The declining American commitment to serving the public good When schooling comes to be viewed mainly as a source of private…