Adam Schiffer

I attended 2 concerts last week and now I’m on an airplane. A vivid reminder that being a short man has its pros and cons.

The same ones that coined the phrase "working families," I assume.

Bro, what do you expect when you marry the "CEO of a leadership-coaching company"?

Right. In fact, you'd have a comparative advantage over those of us who refuse to use this useful thing, and you'd benefit from *not* trying to convince us.

"The new academic wealth gap isn't X, it's Y!"

As the screenshot literally wasn't written by a person, I'd say they have no idea what's involved in a PhD.

This whole thing is nauseating and scary. But the fact that they're proudly making a list is at least useful for efficient identification of those trying to normalize open hatred.

I hope they get sued into bankruptcy because I miss seeing “loose” instead of “lose” and misplaced commas in my students’ papers.

Wow, that’s thorough. Pretty much every song I’ve thought of, and a lot more.

You even have Crumblin’ Down, which I played on the way home after the faulty 2004 exit polls leaked and we thought Bush was gonna lose. I’ve been wanting to redeem that one for a loooong time.

In fairness, that’s just a clickbait headline. The actual story is probably more nuanc—

**reads story**

Oh God.

"Imagine someone saying something bad about Jews. You can't!"

Actually. . .

Thank you! We don't need to be anyone's foil, no matter how well meaning.

Crazy that Pol Comm is the biggest in AP. In grad school, several elders told me to avoid it because it wasn’t taken seriously as a stand-alone research area.

This piece, from an excellent local news source, showcases the main dilemma facing non-partisan outlets.

“Some want to ban Islam and expel all Muslims. Others disagree.”

Is that the right approach? I don’t know.

Tragically relatable.

Sometimes I worry that my academic articles will be obsolete before they're published. This isn't one of those times.

Left: The first sentence of my forthcoming SSQ piece.
Right: The top story on Fox News right now.

How cool! Yeah, my grandpa was a great talker, so I assume he sold a lot of fridges. I think he also worked at Montgomery Ward for a while.

One sold appliances at Sears. The other -- a decorated B-17 front gunner in WWII -- owned and operated a dry cleaners.

Two papers into the first batch of grading for my upper-division class, and. . .

I think this is officially the last semester of out-of-class writing assignments. I tried. I really did.

Wait, is that the gross breakfast cereal?

This isn't X. It's Y!

I clicked on the replies just to find this reference.

Wait, I thought learning about the world via trading on insider knowledge was one of their selling points?

My wife’s well-timed insta post.

Give her a follow if you like wildlife photography set to a soundtrack of cleverly curated tunes.

(Bald Eagle seen recently in central Fort Worth. Very unusual.)

According to the article, it means we’re smart. But hard-headed would be accurate too, at least in my case.

Wait, is dense good?

Tabletop issue? Was he malapropping kitchen table issues? Or is this some hip new construction I've missed?

EWtRtW is actually my least favorite of the 4 singles, no joke. And I freakin’ love that song.

The non-singles are slow burners, but are amazing compositions too.

A re-recording of Mothers Talk was the 4th single (and a minor hit) in the U.S.

I’ve seen a lot of ‘80s bands live recently, and they were the best by far.

I feel owned. But to lessen the cognitive dissonance, I’ll reluctantly revise my views: cartels shouldn’t wear masks.