What Do You Think? Responses to Doc Politics (N–D’23): “Thanks to Brown Alumni Magazine for highlighting the work of Rachael Bedard, who has carved out an incredibly unique and influential space within the social justice space, including the correctional system. The...” Read all Responses to Human Studies (S–O’23): “Thank you to Professor Weinstein for “seeding” readers. I remember having a visceral reaction against Strindberg in one of your courses. I wrote a list of his many offenses, including misogyny. You...”“As one of Arnold Weinstein’s devoted students 50 years ago (!), I attest that his modest assessment of his teaching accomplishments is accurate, certainly not a fantasy. He expanded and energized my...”“Thank you, Professor Weinstein, for your 50 years of helping to produce humanists and change agents in a world that needs them now more than ever. ”“I’ve never sent in a letter to the editor before but was very moved by Prof. Weinstein’s reflections. He mused about not knowing the true impact of teaching literature on students. I...” Read all In response to Family Matters (S–O’23): “Dear God what’s going on out there??? Anti-woke means racist and women do not exist to motivate men through marriage. Yeesh. ” —Kathryn Andrews Davis ’05 Euclid, Ohio We want to know what you think! Send us your responses to our stories. Submit a letter to the editor Responses to Maverick. (J–M’23): “Conservative thinkers are so rare in academia, much less ones as credible, clear-thinking, and level-headed as Loury ”“Ravi Shankar writes: “It was not until the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act that someone like my father was allowed to come to America at all and that was only because he...”“I felt compelled to write BAM a letter after reading the interview with Mr. Loury in the most recent issue of BAM. Regardless of any differences in political views, Mr. Loury made...”“Professor Loury says that one Johnny Pippins “is serving an expected 30 years at Iowa’s Anamosa State Penitentiary for felony murder.” He (the professor) is asking that Pippins be granted clemency. Loury...” Read all Responses to Justice Impeded (J–A’23): “Lawrence Proulx’s letter in response to “Justice Impeded” misses the point by a mile. For the record, he cites the acquittals of police in the cases of Michael Brown, Philando Castile, and...”“In a long career in journalism I have seldom read a sentence more irresponsible and indifferent to the facts than the one that starts “Justice Impeded” in the June-August 2023 issue: “In...”“Do we need yet another iteration of the rogue-cop meme, this one thanks to an alumna of two bastions of Ivy privilege who teaches at a third bastion of privilege in the...” Read all In response to Brilliant. (A–M’23): “Twenty of us would take over the Met Cafe dance floor, drink Narragansetts, and swing and sweat until midnight. ” —Michael P. Murray ’83 Responses to Family Matters (S–O’23): “Dear God what’s going on out there??? Anti-woke means racist and women do not exist to motivate men through marriage. Yeesh. ”“It’s disappointing to see an educated African American male so far out of touch with the wide scale realities that most of us face. He’s entitled to his opinions but they are...”“I am really angry. Why is Brown even talking about Larry Elder?????? You should hang your head in shame!!!! ”“I liked reading about Larry Elder’s views. Food for thought. ” Read all Responses to Brilliant. (A–M’23): “Twenty of us would take over the Met Cafe dance floor, drink Narragansetts, and swing and sweat until midnight. ”“Great story about the “Jewelry District”Brill in Providence. My family has a rich history with this area. Grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins all worked in this district at one point back in...”“I enjoyed your article about Brown’s growing connections with the Jewelry District in Providence. The piece does overlook another legendary establishment frequented by Brown students, between Leo’s in 1974 and Nick-a-Nees in...” Read all Responses to Rx for “Information Disorder” (J–M’23): “BAM ran an article praising Brown’s participation in the disinformation business. In light of the recent judicial ruling and the revelations therein, it behooves Brown to explain exactly what role they are...”“I certainly welcome any approach to disinformation that would, for example, expose the “arrest” of Greta Thunberg as a staged performance (which it was). And I have no objection if anyone wants...”“A factoid in the “Rx for ‘Information Disorder’” article in the January-March ’23 issue stated that for 79 percent of people, their political ideology was a significant predictor of whether they’d take...” Read all