Pete Whiting

"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both."

—Louis Brandeis

Bill Clinton, Oklahoma City commemorate 1995 bombing amid extremism fears The former president said “service, honor and kindness” are what’s needed today instead of the heated political rhetoric putting the country at risk.

Thirty years to the day after a truck bomb leveled a federal building, former president Bill Clinton said the country desperately needs to heed the lessons of how this city recovered, rising above anger and polarization to become a better place to live.

Weathering the Storm: What Will 2025 Bring for Academia? - The Scholarly Kitchen My glass of optimism is usually full. But my glass is leaking now, or maybe it’s broken? The realities of the new political landscape have cast its shadow on the future of academia.

Weathering the Storm: What Will 2025 Bring for Academia? scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/02/03/w...

Ask the Chefs: Making Sense of Changing US Policies - The Scholarly Kitchen What are the potential impacts on scholarly publishing from rapidly changing US policies from the new presidential administration?

Ask the Chefs: Making Sense of Changing US Policies scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/01/30/a...

Gosh, I remember when we had an actual president instead of a loudmouth bully who won't take responsibility for his actions.

Mental Health Mondays: Occupational Burnout Prevention and Recovery - The Scholarly Kitchen What is burnout, and how can individuals, as well as companies combat this systemic workplace problem?

Mental Health Mondays: Occupational Burnout Prevention and Recovery scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/01/27/m...

What will enter the #publicdomain in 2025? Each day through December we’ll open a window in our advent-style calendar to reveal our highlights! publicdomainreview.org/features/ent...

(+ for the impatient/curious we've links to lists of new entrants.)

Yes, libraries are invaluable for their collections and public services they offer, but also social contact without the expectation to interact with anyone or spend any money is so important to so many people

"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope"

- Dr. MLK Jr.

Both democrat and republican senators are calling for the House Ethics committee to release the Gaetz report.

Last fall leaves before the winter season arrives.