Monthly Archives: May 2013

Most media portrayals of the so-called “millennial” generation – people born roughly between the late 1970s and the late 1990s – portray them as lazy losers living in their parents’ basements. What most miss is that a third of millennials … Continue reading →

The anthropology blog Savage Minds interviewed me last week on my career, the crisis in higher education and the role of anthropology in public life. An excerpt below, on grad students and the job market: Graduate students live in constant … Continue reading →

For Al Jazeera English, I have a new article on my adopted city of St. Louis. An excerpt: In St. Louis, you can buy a mansion for $275,000. It has twelve bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a three-bedroom carriage house, and is … Continue reading →

At Al Jazeera English, I have a new article about the alleged auction of a UN internship for $22,000, and on unpaid internships in general. An excerpt: UN internships may not be up for auction, but they are, in essence, … Continue reading →