Author Archives: Kristina Lutz-Jacobi

#ThisAmericanOpera – Tulsi Gabbard
What are the chances CNN or MSNBC would present this exchange in context?

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Kristina Lutz-Jacobi here with a question. What are the chances that CNN or MSNBC or BBC World or PBS or CBS or ABC would have presented this exchange between Tulsi Gabbard and Senator Jerry Moran — Republican of Kansas — in its full context? What are the chances that any of the aforementioned legacy media platforms would have presented Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation in a manner that did not reinforce the existing stereotypes that solidified in the past two years?

Kudos to The Economic Times – a publication based in India – for offering a perspective on U.S. politics that runs counter to the operatic nature of the American media culture.

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Quote, Unquote

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It’s no credit to this enormously rich country that there are more oppressive, less decent governments elsewhere. We claim superiority of our institutions. We ought to live up to our own standards, not use misery elsewhere as an endless source of self-gratification and justification.
~ James Baldwin

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Five Universities in Mainland China with Interesting Wikipedia Entries

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  1. China Academy of Art
  2. Ocean University of China
  3. Nanjing Forestry University
  4. Hainan University
  5. Nanchang University

Apropos of the third item on above list, Kristina Lutz-Jacobi – the most recent creator to join the HigherED.zone team – recommends the book China’s Second Capital – Nanjing Under the Ming, 1368-1644 by Jun Fang to anyone planning to visit to China’s Southern Capital.

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#ThisAmericanOpera – Sean Duffy
20th United States Secretary of Transportation

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Sean Duffy – the 20th United States Secretary of Transportation – comes to the upper reaches of the American Government by way of his time as a cast member on The Real World: Boston, Road Rules: All Stars and Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons.

Secretary Duffy holds a marketing degree from Saint Mary’s University, and a law degree from William Mitchell College of Law which is affiliated with Hamline University in Saint Paul, MN.

Interestingly, the Secretary of Transportaion shares an name with the fictional detective Sean Duffy in Adrian McKinty’s mystery novel series.

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