Ides of March

My featured post of the past for today is actually from March 13, 2006. Of interest in the post are the comments on authorship, anonymity, and voice. I feature it as part of my attempt to move all of my original blog to a more solid archive, and also in lieu of writing a new … More Ides of March

Faubourg Treme

This is the first part of a series of excerpts from a PBS documentary, whose later segments will cover Hurricane Katrina. Faubourg Treme was, as we know, a barrio of free people of color. This video talks about how slavery in New Orleans (as in Latin America) was different from slavery in the English speaking … More Faubourg Treme

Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu

I want to rescind my voter registration so as to escape jury duty. I do not like it because the jurors are also treated like prisoners – summoned, searched, questioned, and sequestered. In the past year I have begged off once, been dismissed once, and forgotten once. Now I have been subpoenaed for it. This … More Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu

Carnival Post

On February 21, 2006 I published my third blog post, the first one that had any confidence or verve, and I had not yet mentioned Carnival. This year Undine has pointed out that she, and perhaps others, are waiting for my 2009 Carnival posts. I am flattered, but mostly I feel Carnival is unrepresentable unless … More Carnival Post

La Modification

Advertise on Professor Zero! This blog already has some discreet advertising and I want more of it, ideally for items and entities I approve of and covet myself. These include but are not necessarily limited to Cuisinart Chef’s Classic Cookware, Dansko Clogs, Old Gringo Mules, Dr. Scholl’s Original Exercise Sandals, linens made of a cotton … More La Modification