@Prof_Cooper

Ph.D., FRSA. Now: Director of Education Policy @MackinacCenter, Host @CritReadings. Formerly: @EuroConOfficial, @MadisonProgram, @Princeton.

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In this week's episode, Lane is away on leave, but we pick up his selection and chart Poe's development of the detective story in this different take on C. Auguste Dupin's modus operandi. Share and enjoy!
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CR Episode 345: The Purloined Letter criticalreadings.com/2026/10…

CR Episode 345: The Purloined Letter

The panel closes out OctPOEber 2026 with another C. Auguste Dupin story, examining its gothic roots, considering the views of both Lacan and Derrida, and questioning how it fits alongside Rue Morgu…

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I defy autumn, I defy the ending of summer. Tomorrow's apparel, with khaki slacks, no less:
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Meant it.
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More compliments on this to-day than I've received in person in years, if not ever. Resist autumn! Resist winter! Put on your greenest blazer!
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Farewell to one of the true gentlemen of Sci-Fi.
Variety
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Walter Koenig, who played Chekov in the original β€œStar Trek” series and seven β€œStar Trek” feature films, has died at 90. variety.com/2026/film/news/w…
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Words to live by.
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Replying to @DrMichaelBonner
Do not go gentle into that miserable midwestern winter; Wear a cream-coloured cable-knit vest even after Labor Day. Rage, rage against the dying of the summer.
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A friend described this as "a violet hiding in a hedge", which is way better than my insistence that "it doesn't have to go together; that's the point".
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Mackinac Center
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.@midmichigannow talked to our @Prof_Cooper about Michigan SAT scores showing college readiness down as 25% meet benchmarks. wwmt.com/news/state/michigan…

Michigan SAT scores show college readiness down as 25% meet benchmarks

Michigan high school juniors are posting lower SAT results than they did a decade ago, with new state data showing fewer students meeting the test’s college-rea

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Poems for Programs of Interest
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Well here's a first!
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The College Fix
@CollegeFixOct 26
Even as over 1,200 Calif. professors plead for the return of the SAT, saying students can barely handle middle school math or finish a book, the University of Wisconsin system is moving in the opposite direction, weighing a permanent end to standardized test requirements for admissions. thecollegefix.com/u-wisconsi…
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Arouca Press
@AroucaPressOct 25
On today's Feast of Christ the King, celebrated in the traditional Roman calendar, Arouca Press is pleased to announce the publication of 𝐴𝑙𝑙 π‘‡β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘”π‘  𝑖𝑛 πΆβ„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘ π‘‘: πΈπ‘›π‘π‘¦π‘π‘™π‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘™π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑆𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑑𝑒𝑑 π·π‘œπ‘π‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘  π‘œπ‘“ π‘†π‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘‘ 𝑃𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑋, edited by Vincent A. Yzermans. Saint Pius X made πΌπ‘›π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘œπ‘šπ‘›π‘–π‘Ž 𝑖𝑛 πΆβ„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘œβ€”to restore all things in Christβ€”the guiding principle of his pontificate. His words remain particularly fitting on this feast, which reminds us of the kingship of Our Lord over individuals, families, and society. This newly published edition brings together 13 encyclicals and 10 selected documents of the saintly Pontiff, including his important teachings on Christian doctrine, the Church, the priesthood, and the restoration of Christian society. 402 pages | Paperback: $24.95 | Hardcover: $34.95 Order directly from Arouca Press: aroucapress.com/all-things-i… Also available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other online retailers.
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Education Next@EducationNextOct 25
"During the 2026 legislative session, EdChoice tracked 95 bills across 21 states that sought to regulate or eliminate parental choice in education." bit.ly/4ysI5VN

Trust the School Choice Market, Not Its Regulators

In this election year, forces are arrayed to thwart or reverse the progress made toward universal choice

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Foggy and autumnal. A good morning for the piano.
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A friend said to me recently that Einaudi is 'the pianist's equivalent of a nice cardigan,' and I made the most 🀨 face since Robert Duvall called John Wayne 'a one-eyed fat man'.
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Stefan Kolev
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β€žIch will Ihnen sehr herzlich danken. Vor allem dafΓΌr, dass bei Ihnen nicht nur Problemanalysen, sondern auch Auswege und wΓΌnschenswerte Alternativen zu erkennen sind.β€œ Dieser Satz von #JoachimGauck erreichte mich neulich als Feedback zu β€žWohlstand fΓΌr Jungeβ€œ. Am Freitag haben wir uns nach lΓ€ngerer Pause wieder gesehen. Er ist seit den 90er Jahren insoweit ein Held von mir, als sich die Generation meiner Eltern eine Γ€hnlich rigorose Aufarbeitung der bulgarischen Diktatur gewΓΌnscht hat, wie sie die Gauck-BehΓΆrde ermΓΆglicht hat. Und dann bleibt er fΓΌr mich der mit Abstand beste BundesprΓ€sident der Berliner Republik. Im September 2023 war er einer der ersten GΓ€ste des Ludwig-#Erhard-Forums bei unserer β€žZivilisierten #Provokationβ€œ: youtube.com/watch?v=yzTiXN8l… @LEStiftung
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A Field@ponyfaceddogOct 25
This is real and it could happen to you. Read real books printed on paper. You might not see a difference, but your brain does.
Jonathan Fine@jonathanbfineOct 25
i am blaming the fact that i have extensive notes for several thousand page long books but zero recollection of actually reading them on the fact that i read them as pdfs on my laptop
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Our local listener-supported (not NPR) classical radio station, @909WRCJ, is closing out its autumn fundraiser. If you follow me, then you know that I always have WRCJ on and that I have been a supporter for years. Please join me as a listener and as a supporter! ❀️
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Here's a link to their website, where you can listen live. They also have a mobile app; and you can listen on mobile and smart devices by saying 'Play WRCJ'. wrcjfm.org/

WRCJ 90.9 FM

WRCJ ( Detroit’s Classical and Jazz FM ) broadcasts classical music from 5 am to 7 pm each day and jazz overnight.

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Here's an Arthurian podcast episode that's absolutely fit for the season. Check it out!
Christopher Michael Berard@ArthurianismOct 24
I am on Richard Abels’s Medieval History Podcast talking about King Arthur and Medieval Ghost Stories: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…

The Once and Future King, part 1: Arthurian Ghost Stories (with Dr. Christopher Berard)

Podcast Episode Β· 'tis but a scratch: fact and fiction about the Middle Ages Β· October 24 Β· 1h 24m

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Hollywood Golden Age of Cinema
@HGACinemaOct 23
The comedy-drama film Limelight opened on this day, October 23, 1952 at the Astor Theatre and at the Trans-Lux 60th Street Theatre in New York City. Video | The two silent-era legends Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton perform a chaotic musical act filled with physical comedy, sheet-music struggles, wardrobe malfunctions, and Chaplin tumbling off the stage into a large bass drum.
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