I’ve had a wonderful experience so far, and I don’t recognize the place described in that article. But it also doesn’t surprise me that a staff writer for the National Review would rather attend a different school.

I look forward to it — but I hope you get some rest before then!

Haha, well let’s hope that all of the different mighty reds make lots of great decisions in the coming days—about signing new talent and building upon recent successes

Congrats! And Liverpool winning the league — it’s really all been turning up Siobhán lately

It’s really true, though. It seems like the gate-keeping has even increased in recent years. And it’s surprising (but common for me!) to receive two reviews, one of which says “nothing new here” and the other says “this is a radical intervention and I don’t agree with it, so reject.”

Sounds excellent

Excellent! I’ll look forward to reading it.

What’s up Russell

Congrats—looking forward to reading it!

I mean let’s not get docetic over here

Yonatan, thanks for these helpful threads. What do you think of Sylvie Honigman and Ehud Ben Zvi’s arguments in HeBAI about the spread of a Torah-focused identity from Yehud to Egypt in the 3rd century? www.mohrsiebeck.com/en/article/t...

On a different note, if you want to read a book about the Ptolemaic Economy, I have a draft to share. I know it’s your favorite topic (besides your love for the Dem establishment’s tried-and-true tactics)

But maybe it just hasn’t worked *yet* Andrew

All to say, I think it’s crucial to keep funding faculty travel budgets, and looking to the future, we will likely have to defend their value and impact in ever more detailed and persuasive ways.

In the security line at the airport on my way out of town, I spoke with someone whose scholarship is important for my work, and for years I wanted to connect, but had never met. I appreciate the power and convenience of online conversations, but these encounters are not really possible on Zoom.