I recently had the attached op-ed piece — “A Low Voter Turnout is Demagogue’s Dream” […]
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Malcolm Gauld
Willie Mays 2.0, RIP & Thanks
Cannot find the words to describe what Willie Mays’ passing yesterday means to me. (And […]
Concord #2 – If Ghosts Could Talk (Among Themselves)…
Rising fairly early, I walked into Concord proper for some coffee. Then I just kept […]
Fingers on a Chalkboard
In January, the Portland Press Herald published a piece I wrote expressing my belief that […]
Keynote: Live with 750 Teenagers
This week I was honored to deliver the keynote address at Hyde’s 10th Annual Maine […]
Kids as Resurrectors
The. Kids. Must. Participate. In. Their. Own. Resurrection. Hold that thought. This week (10/9/23), the […]
JWIWT #6 – America’s Meanness
I’ve been a David Brooks fan going back to Bobos in Paradise (Simon & Schuster, […]
The Legacy Admissions Thing – 10 Thoughts
College admissions is starting to look a lot like the domino theory. Now that the […]
JWIWT #5 – From Affirmative Action to Racial Gaming
Although I kind of expected SCOTUS to rule as it did on the Harvard/UNC cases, […]
JWIWT #4 – Did We Forget How to Build Things?
During my 35+- years as Hyde’s head of school and president, we experienced a back-and-forth […]