Marc Cooper

Power was rightfully awarded the Pulitzer for her finely written and downright horrifying book A Problem From Hell which, in macabre detail, describes the calculated indifference of the Clinton administration when 800,000 Rwandans were being systematically butchered. The red phone rang and rang and rang again. I don’t know where Hillary was then. But her … More Marc Cooper

Among Men

This is International Women’s Day but the most interesting story I have to tell is of men. My student called yesterday after getting out of parish prison, to explain that having been there for 24 hours was the reason he had missed class. He was in parish prison for 24 hours because he jumped his … More Among Men

Post-election Post

This from Nezua is really worth perusing – on politics and on life. Two brief excerpts: As we’ve had made painfully clear to us for too long now, the Left is running around reacting and no longer trusts progressive visions enough to forward them boldly and unapologetically and borne on their own volition and timing. … More Post-election Post

Excelente

In honor of March, I went out to the country looking for antiques. I came back with three trees, two bushes, several bags of Mexican groceries, and a pot of rico menudo to discover that this blog had been rated: by WoC PhD. Thank you, WoC PhD! Your blog is also excellent! And now I … More Excelente

A Death Notice

“JIMMY JACKSON, #316558 (Black), 65, was serving a five year sentence for cocaine distribution in Lincoln Parish. Jackson was terminally ill when he arrived at Angola in early March, just two weeks prior to his death. Because of his medical condition, which did not allow for a “knowing and intelligent decision,” he was unable to … More A Death Notice

On Lynching

This documentary looks fascinating, but commentary on it is only one small part of WoC PhD‘s very informative post. Axé.

Dimanche

I am supposed to be at a dance to help raise money for a probably dying colleague who does not have supplemental health insurance, but I am at work. I may make the dance yet; if not I can still donate to the cause. The following came from a comments thread: Comment: This point about … More Dimanche