by Brian Bergen-Aurand If one believes in science, one must accept the possibility–even the probability–that the great era of scientific discovery is over. By science I mean not applied science, but science at its purest and grandest, the primordial human quest to understand the universe and our place in it. Further research may yield no … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2016
Rethinking Prison Labels, Rethinking Prison Relations
by Brian Bergen-Aurand On Tuesday, 1 November 2016, the Washington state Department of Corrections issued a memo stating it will no longer refer to those persons under its supervision as “offenders.” (The state dropped the term “inmates” in favor of “offenders” in the 2000s. Now, it is rethinking its labels again.) According to the memo, … Continue reading
Foreign Influence 