I've often heard academics disparage non-academic writing in terms that suggest it could be a negative in the tenure process, irrespective of the quality of academic work under review.

I think a lot of Americans sometimes confuse freedom of speech with the idea that we have a right to say anything without any consequences whatsoever.

Some people sort of adopt a blogging uber alles approach, ... dangerous.

The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task, it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds its spot and takes root, it doesn't need its brain anymore, so it eats it! It's rather like getting tenure.

I'm an academic. It's publish or perish.

I have some wonderful kids to work with. They are in the upper academic tier.