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Sharp Notes Monday: “One Man’s Ceiling Is Another Man’s Floor”
The national debt is not a topic that lends itself to song, but Paul Simon did have a word or two to say about ceilings on his 1973 ‘There Goes Rhymin’ Simon’ album.
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Political discourse may not be so negative after all
Given the widespread perception that politics is negative, the results of the project are somewhat surprising.
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Sharp Notes Monday: ‘Disorder in the House’
It has been almost a week since CNN’s Town Hall Meeting with former President Donald Trump, but the session still is drawing reactions and raising questions.
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Sharp Notes Monday: ‘Words’
Regardless of the format — book, letter, song, even a television or film script — all writing has one thing in common — words.
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Sharp Notes Monday: ‘Out of Work’
Given the sudden departures of two major media personalities, ‘Out of Work’ is this week’s Sharp Notes Monday selection.
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Biden, Trump and Sigmund Freud
Joe Biden, Donald Trump and Sigmund Freud walk into a bar and…
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Sharp Notes Monday: ‘(I Don’t Want To) Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes’
If Joe Biden runs for a second term, he can take some musical inspiration from a 1958 Chuck Willis tune, covered by the Band on their 1971 live album ‘Rock of Ages.’
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Podcast: Do musicians have a moral responsibility to promote social justice?
Dr. Alex Gillham and Dr. Alfred Archer consider how Archer’s work on the ethics of fame and celebrity connects to the Jandoli Institute’s ‘Sharp Notes, Sharp Thoughts’ music and social justice project.
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Sharp Notes Monday: ‘Do You Want to Know a Secret’
What happens when confidential national information is posted online for all to see?
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The Decline of the Republic
Americans have abandoned the value the Founders treasured so much — civic virtue.
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