PinnedBrendan RuberryWhen History Finds You: Reflections from the Class of 2020Co-authored by Philip Verdirame4 min read·Oct 21, 2020----
PinnedBrendan RuberryHow to Land a Job at a Prestigious Magazine: Lessons from The Atlantic’s James ParkerO.K., so you think you want to write for one of America’s leading public opinion magazines, huh?4 min read·Jul 12, 2020----
PinnedBrendan Ruberry“Jesuit Real Estate” — the Modulars at 50In the aftermath of Boston College Magazine Spring 2020 issue’s inclusion of an article titled, “It’s a Mod, Mod World” — purporting an…17 min read·Jul 8, 2020----
Brendan RuberryBig Weed and a Eulogy for a Neighborhood Dive BarOn the closure of Mary Ann’s and looming consolidation in commercial marijuana.6 min read·Jan 20, 2021----
Brendan RuberryYoung graduates face historic challengesAs Bloomberg recently cited, one-in-four 18- to 24-year-olds report “Feeling down, depressed, hopeless nearly every, more than half the…5 min read·Nov 2, 2020----
Brendan RuberryLiving in the Machine: Notes from a Falsely Convicted Chicago Surgeon“Resistance to the organized mass can be effected only by the man who is as well organized in his individuality as the mass itself.” —…5 min read·Jul 14, 2020----
Brendan RuberrySoprano, Six Years and Twenty: Inventing (and Reinventing) the TV Anti-HeroThis past January, the stars of HBO’s groundbreaking series The Sopranos celebrated the 20th anniversary of its premiere. They did so…4 min read·Jul 14, 2020----
Brendan RuberryFor the Sake of ArgumentI love to argue. I’ve known that for a long time. Those who know me (and those who wish they did not) will agree.2 min read·Jul 12, 2020----
Brendan RuberryHistory Professor Savage Offers New Perspective on Brexit — The HeightsIn a referendum on June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union.7 min read·Apr 4, 2018----
Brendan RuberryAround the World in 70 Years: Smith’s Career of Service — The HeightsBefore Charles F. Smith Jr., Professor Emeritus in the Lynch School of Education, was born, his mother, born herself to the child of a…6 min read·Mar 14, 2018----