Regarding WVU cuts to library funding I had to laugh when I read The Dominion Post story “Transformation moves on to Academic Units” (9-21-23) about cuts to library funding as […]
Opinion
Google has force-fed us ads
Now an antitrust case could change the internet forever by Julia Stoyanovich The feds are coming after Google. In January, the Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit alleging that […]
Wouldn’t hurt Big 3 to share buyback bounty
by Liam Denning Stock buybacks are the perfect target for the United Auto Workers. The freest of free cash flow, they may as well be a billboard saying: “So many […]
What does it take to keep regular bodies on Paris runways?
by Robin Abcarian Three of my favorite things came together as I read Erin Zhurkin’s debut novel, “Plus-Size in Paris.” First, having lived in Pau, in the Pyrenees, and Paris […]
For the buckwheat cake inexperienced
On the very slim chance you didn’t already know, it’s Buckwheat Festival weekend in Preston County. Festivities started Thursday, but they continue well into today and tomorrow. There’s live music, […]
Advice for the suicidal from a philosopher who tried it 10 times
by Robin Abcarian I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect when I opened philosophy professor Clancy Martin’s new book, “How Not to Kill Yourself: A Portrait of the Suicidal Mind.” […]
The societal disruption of artificial intelligence
by Kevin Frazier Who decided the world should be disrupted by AI? Do you recall receiving a voter pamphlet on the pros and cons of AI development and deployment? Was […]
WVU believes what it says, but some things have been left unsaid
A couple weeks ago, West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee sat down with The Dominion Post Editorial Board to discuss the ongoing academic transformation and to answer some questions. […]
Teaching civics to students can also educate their parents
by Liam Julian Perhaps at no moment in recent American memory has a widespread understanding of civics been more crucial. Yet the portents are ominous. The latest surveys show that […]
West Virginia’s two Republican parties
It was not that many years ago that the Republican Party in West Virginia was an afterthought. Democrats held supermajorities in both the House and Senate. Republicans could fuss and […]
