Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury Saw the PC Lunacy Coming

Ray Bradbury, born in 1920, a fearless defender of the imagination and scathing critic of political correctness long before the term was even invented, died on June 5th, 2012. His last published piece was a brief autobiographical essay in The New Yorker (June 4, 2012) called, ironically, “Take Me Home,” in which he describes his […]

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A Very Short Commencement Speech from the Wizard

Posted by Carl L. Bankston III From the site ‘Can These Bones Live’ Now that commencement season is here, I’m reminded of some of my favorite quotations on the handing out of credentials. I think of science fiction writer Ray Bradbury, who once announced, “I don’t believe in colleges and universities. I believe in libraries […]

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