Via Ned Sublette: The Afghan Scam The Untold Story of Why the U.S. Is Bound to Fail in Afghanistan By Ann Jones The first of 20,000 to 30,000 additional U.S. troops are scheduled to arrive in Afghanistan next month to re-win the war George W. Bush neglected to finish in his eagerness to start another … More Ann Jones
In Change Magazine, there is an article on the academic industrial complex to read and discuss. The piece begins by showing how the Carnegie Foundation and the AAUP shaped academia in the 20th century. Together, these two entities created a national, mobile professoriate (see also the discussion of Carnegie units and credit hours), a professoriate … More Gary Rhoades
Friday the temperature was still dropping, and the university had decided to save money by turning off the heat. One person went home to butcher a pig for Saturday, but we came home and made lunch. To fully grasp the atmosphere you have to realize that my dining table and benches were made by local … More Feast Zero, After Which I Discuss My Inspiration Award
This is Martin Luther King Day, sunny and clear. We are lighting candles, pouring cane liquor onto the ground, throwing flowers into flowing rivers, and saying, Axé, Martin! I have JURY DUTY tomorrow and I am liable to forget. Remind me, O Blog! Sabbatical gods, please do not allow me to be assigned to a … More Martin
Student I Had Never Met Before: As a student at this university, can I study abroad in Barcelona? PZ: We do not have a program there, but we can help you arrange to be there as a visiting student. We will accept transfer credit from the University of Barcelona. We do have programs in other … More California Corrupts
The days are noticeably longer. I need Mardi Gras presents, and it is a whole day’s trip to go and get them. I have ordered them by letter, to an old fashioned address: Hové Parfumeur 824 Royal Street New Orleans, LA 70116 Here is a fascinating book about Edgard Dégas, Kate Chopin, and George Washington … More Rue Royale
…and I have been for some time, did you not notice? I said to my youngest brother, the créoliste. At one MLA panel I attended, people were saying mixed race entities and identities needed to be created so as to bridge the gaps between the races. I say that essentializes race. Also, mixed race entities … More Yes, I Am in the Critical Race Theory Camp
It is the weekend, so we must sing. I sing that I am leaving in the morning. I sing that despite the difficulties that tend to come to me in this town and that I tend to bring to it, I am sad to go. I sing that I want to come back. I did … More Luís Vaz de Camões: “Com que voz”
The World That Made New Orleans both delights and instructs. So does John Pizer’s The Idea of World Literature. I recommend it to anyone, but especially to those in or interfacing with an English Department. I am also reading the Princeton Review. The website has a calculator which conjugates your GPA and test scores to … More Reading for Pleasure Wednesday: Ned Sublette, John Pizer, and the Princeton Review
Sara Roy London Review of Books 1 January 2009 “Israel’s siege of Gaza began on 5 November, the day after an Israeli attack inside the strip, no doubt designed finally to undermine the truce between Israel and Hamas established last June. . . . “Israel’s siege has two fundamental goals. One is to ensure that … More Sara Roy: “If Gaza Falls”
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