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Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Colin Powell's Death Is Proof We Need to Do Better for Immunocompromised People!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 7 hours, 50 minutes ago

Dear Commons Community,

The news broke yesterday that former Secretary of State Colin Powell died at 84 from complications related to COVID-19. The military leader had been fully vaccinated, but like m […]

Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Video: Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson Calls Trump's 2020 Election Fixation A 'Recipe For Disaster in 2022', on the site Tony's Thoughts 8 hours, 14 minutes ago

Dear Commons Community,

On Sunday, during an NBC Meet the Press interview, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) said that former President Donald Trump’s ongoing comments about the 2020 election are “not con […]

Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, CNN Reporting that Colin Powell, military leader and first Black US secretary of state, dies after complications from Covid-19!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 1 day, 4 hours ago

Dear Commons Community,

CNN is reporting this morning that Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape American f […]

Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Video: Republican Senator Bill Cassidy Says He Wouldn't Vote For Trump in 2024!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 1 day, 6 hours ago

Dear Commons Community,

Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said yesterday that he would not vote for Donald Trump if he ran for president again in 2024.

During an interview with Axios co-founder Mike Allen (see […]

Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Video: Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 1 day, 7 hours ago

Dear Commons Community,

Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates sat down with Anderson Cooper on Sunday’s 60 Minutes, where he described being physically ill upon seeing the US’s withdrawal from Afg […]

Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Pamela Paul Makes the Case for File Cabinets!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 2 days, 6 hours ago

Dear Commons Community,

Pamela Paul, editor for the Times Book Review and author of 100 Things We’ve Lost to the Internet, has a guest essay in this morning’s New York Times, making the case for file c […]

Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, New Book: Chris Wallace with Mitch Weiss– "Countdown bin Laden", on the site Tony's Thoughts 2 days, 7 hours ago

Dear Commons Community,

Last week I finished reading Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atom Bomb and the 116 Days that Changed the World by news anchor, Chris Wallace with Mitch We […]

Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, New crew docks at China’s first permanent space station!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 3 days, 6 hours ago

Chinese astronauts Ye Guangfu, Zhai Zhigang and Wang Yaping after entering the space station core module
Dear Commons Community,

The Associated Press reported this morning that Chinese astronauts began […]

Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Conservative Charlie Sykes Torches ‘Absolutely Bats**t Crazy’ Republicans In Texas!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 3 days, 7 hours ago

Charlie Sykes
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Conservative Charlie Sykes slammed Texas, Florida and Arizona Republicans for competing on “the most hair-on-fire culture war games.”

Yesterday, he lamented what he d […]

Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, The 2021 AAUP Shared Governance Survey: Findings on Demographics of Senate Chairs and Governance Structures!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 4 days, 5 hours ago

Dear Commons Community,

Hans-Joerg Tiede, the Director of Research for the AAUP, gives a report in the current issue of Academe on the 2021 AAUP Shared Governance Survey. It provides data (see sa […]

Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Student loans: 'Landmark settlement' reached in lawsuit over Public Servant Loan Forgiveness Program!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 4 days, 6 hours ago

Randi Weingarten
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The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the US Department of Education (USDOE) announced a settlement on the Public Servant Loan Forgiveness(PSLF) program u […]

Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Georgia Regents Approve Changes in Post-Tenure Review over Faculty Objections!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 5 days, 6 hours ago

Faculty Protest Changes to Georgia’s Post-Tenure Review Policy
Dear Commons Community,

The University System of Georgia regents yesterday approved changes in the board’s post-tenure review policy that G […]

Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Video: William Shatner is a real-life Captain Kirk now!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 5 days, 6 hours ago

Dear Commons Community,

William Shatner became a real-life Captain Kirk yesterday when the Star Trek alum became the oldest person to travel to space.

Shatner, an Emmy Award-winning actor, 90, set o […]

Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Nobel Prize in Economics Goes to David Card, Joshua D. Angrist and Guido W. Imbens!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 6 days, 1 hour ago

Dear Commons Community,

On Monday, the 2021 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to three Americans: David Card, Joshua D. Angrist and Guido W. Imbens.

David Card has made a career of […]

Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, American Airlines and Other Carriers Rebuff Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Will Comply With Biden Vaccine Mandates!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 6 days, 9 hours ago

Dear Commons Community,

Texas-based American Airlines said yesterday it would move forward with mandates that employees get vaccinated against COVID-19, despite the state’s governor attempting to ban such r […]

Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Book: Chris Wallace – "Countdown 1945", on the site Tony's Thoughts 6 days, 9 hours ago

Dear Commons Community,

I have just finished reading Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atom Bomb and the 116 Days that Changed the World by news anchor, Chris Wallace with Mitch Weiss. It i […]

Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Nantucket – Sunset on Madaket Beach, on the site Tony's Thoughts 6 days, 9 hours ago

Dear Commons Community,

Elaine and I enjoyed the sunset last evening on Madaket Beach on Nantucket.

Tony

Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Video: Tom Nichols – "The Threat to American Democracy Has Increased Due to Mediocre People of Meager Talents…", on the site Tony's Thoughts 1 week ago

Dear Commons Community,

Tom Nichols, writer for The Atlantic and author of Our Own Worst Enemy, was interviewed on CNN this morning regarding the threats to American democracy. He explained an earlier tw […]

Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Matt Amodio’s "Jeopardy" Winning Streak Ends after 38 Wins!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 1 week ago

Matt Amodio, a doctoral student at Yale, had the second-longest streak in Jeopardy’s history.
Dear Commons Community,

The news in television land last night was the loss by long-time champion, Matt Amodio […]

Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Republicans Christine Todd Whitman and Miles Taylor Want to Save their Party from Pro-Trump Extremists!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 1 week ago

Brendan Smialowski/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Dear Commons Community,

In an essay in today’s New York Times, Republicans Christine Todd Whitman and Miles Taylor call on their membership to abandon t […]

Anthony Picciano

Professor at Hunter College and the Graduate Center