For over a quarter of a century I have taught in what was once an affluent suburban high school. In May I retired from this position. Because of major demographic changes in student clientele the institution has transformed into a inner city school. This transformation has also resulted in substantial changes in attitudes and perceptions of the students. Most students today have very little knowledge or interest to historical events that happened before they were born. Their willfully ignorant attitudes on contemporary events are emotional responses, not ones based on real world historical knowledge. Sloganeering for Free health care, free … Continue reading The Continuing Importance of Edward Banfield’s The Unheavenly City After Fifty Years