Sherman Dorn
@shermandorn.com
Personal account, historian of education policy
Agreed unless you buy local.
Weird trivia: the Cork IR Butter Museum has no butter on the premises. Shame!
Weird trivia: the Cork IR Butter Museum has no butter on the premises. Shame!
January 12, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Agreed unless you buy local.
Weird trivia: the Cork IR Butter Museum has no butter on the premises. Shame!
Weird trivia: the Cork IR Butter Museum has no butter on the premises. Shame!
I think my screenplay-in-process has a shot
January 12, 2026 at 8:42 PM
I think my screenplay-in-process has a shot
We're all allowed to fantasize, right?
January 12, 2026 at 6:26 PM
We're all allowed to fantasize, right?
My uncle Leo Dorn was antifascist and anti-Nazi.
Dorn Leo
www.uswarmemorials.org
January 12, 2026 at 6:25 PM
My uncle Leo Dorn was antifascist and anti-Nazi.
Just created a MS review queue of 19 potential reviewers: 4 ed board members, 6 recent(ish) authors of articles in the journal, and 9 ad hoc. Took an hour and a half (including reading the MS). That's faster than I used to be. Hope that's a trend!
January 12, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Just created a MS review queue of 19 potential reviewers: 4 ed board members, 6 recent(ish) authors of articles in the journal, and 9 ad hoc. Took an hour and a half (including reading the MS). That's faster than I used to be. Hope that's a trend!
Yeah, and also metacarpals (knuckles mostly). Pain relievers are allowed!! And tea.
January 12, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Yeah, and also metacarpals (knuckles mostly). Pain relievers are allowed!! And tea.
The data structures imply that there's a meaningful difference: Major1, Major2, ...
Yuck.
Yuck.
January 12, 2026 at 4:35 PM
The data structures imply that there's a meaningful difference: Major1, Major2, ...
Yuck.
Yuck.
(a)(5)(A-B) appear to be within-arm's-reach provisions, and I think the tag clause applies to both -- i.e., only if immediate and successful flight is likely. So "Hi, I'm Sherman Dorn, and I'm in my twelfth year working at ASU" would nullify that, since I'm not a very likely flight risk.
January 12, 2026 at 2:36 AM
(a)(5)(A-B) appear to be within-arm's-reach provisions, and I think the tag clause applies to both -- i.e., only if immediate and successful flight is likely. So "Hi, I'm Sherman Dorn, and I'm in my twelfth year working at ASU" would nullify that, since I'm not a very likely flight risk.
Yet another reason for a private chat. His (and UVA's) reputation is going to bleed drop by drop for the next six weeks.
January 12, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Yet another reason for a private chat. His (and UVA's) reputation is going to bleed drop by drop for the next six weeks.
You're using that here because your editor DIDN'T go with that as a headline? Shame on them!!!!
January 12, 2026 at 12:45 AM
You're using that here because your editor DIDN'T go with that as a headline? Shame on them!!!!
I still owe you that piece on WOSU…
January 11, 2026 at 10:11 PM
I still owe you that piece on WOSU…
Cc @lollardfish.bsky.social a vertical that seeks historical perspectives and pays
January 11, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Cc @lollardfish.bsky.social a vertical that seeks historical perspectives and pays
Maybe not now, but there's no statute of limitations for murder
January 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Maybe not now, but there's no statute of limitations for murder
History is complicated part 37
Given my mentions lately, need to point something out:
The invention of modern policing was a multipronged process, and slave catching was just one part in one place.
The first modern police forces were in the North, and slavery wasn’t their target.
The invention of modern policing was a multipronged process, and slave catching was just one part in one place.
The first modern police forces were in the North, and slavery wasn’t their target.
January 11, 2026 at 4:19 AM
History is complicated part 37
January 11, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Oh, wow, I didn't know about this.
Sick & Safe Time
Sick and safe time is a law requiring e mployers to provide and pay for access to time off because working-while-sick endangers everyone. Investment in people grows businesses and healthier...
sicktimeinfo.minneapolismn.gov
January 10, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Oh, wow, I didn't know about this.
Unless some child care coops pop up around this, or bosses are tolerant of more remote work, we're going to get some of the same dynamic as 5-6 yrs ago: remote learning isn't just remote learning, it's a broader disruption to families.
January 10, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Unless some child care coops pop up around this, or bosses are tolerant of more remote work, we're going to get some of the same dynamic as 5-6 yrs ago: remote learning isn't just remote learning, it's a broader disruption to families.
* as a self-defeating
January 10, 2026 at 11:15 PM
* as a self-defeating
A sharp explanation of why Oster's recent NYT column is so painful.
January 10, 2026 at 11:11 PM
A sharp explanation of why Oster's recent NYT column is so painful.
As someone who lives in a REAL desert, I have other reasons to argue against the term, if you're curious, but the most important reason is to avoid implying that the absence is there by default, by nature, like a desert.
January 10, 2026 at 11:08 PM
As someone who lives in a REAL desert, I have other reasons to argue against the term, if you're curious, but the most important reason is to avoid implying that the absence is there by default, by nature, like a desert.
Yes, all of this in substance!
And... please, please, I urge you not to use the term "news desert" or "______ desert" is a self-defeating substitute for the destruction wrought by public choices. It naturalizes the absence of what SHOULD be there.
And... please, please, I urge you not to use the term "news desert" or "______ desert" is a self-defeating substitute for the destruction wrought by public choices. It naturalizes the absence of what SHOULD be there.
January 10, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Yes, all of this in substance!
And... please, please, I urge you not to use the term "news desert" or "______ desert" is a self-defeating substitute for the destruction wrought by public choices. It naturalizes the absence of what SHOULD be there.
And... please, please, I urge you not to use the term "news desert" or "______ desert" is a self-defeating substitute for the destruction wrought by public choices. It naturalizes the absence of what SHOULD be there.
You tried to scam me and others by soliciting $$ for rallies. Go back under whatever rock you crawled out from.
January 10, 2026 at 7:45 PM
You tried to scam me and others by soliciting $$ for rallies. Go back under whatever rock you crawled out from.
The Skidding Stones
Slightly diminish a band.
Failed Coup
Failed Coup
Slightly diminish a band.
Led Blimp
Led Blimp
January 10, 2026 at 7:14 PM
The Skidding Stones