If you’ve been following the culture wars recently, you know Florida is a real hotbed. It seems that Florida and Texas are in a perennial race to the bottom sometimes. With Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill that just passed and its abysmal record on COVID-19 it seemed like it would be difficult for the state to get more absurd or to tarnish its reputation any further. But the last two weeks have proven us all wrong. [Read More]
Episodes
Episode 90 – Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Rhetorical Situation
On April 8th Ketanji Brown Jackson gave some remarks on her confirmation to the Supreme Court. It was, as you well know, historic. Jackson is the first Black woman to be confirmed to the Supreme Court, so her achievements are nothing short of remarkable. [Read More]
Episode 89 – College Isn’t Magic
The longer I work in a college environment the more convinced I become that it just widens the privilege and economic gap. And if it doesn’t widen it, it solidifies it. [Read More]
Episode 88 – For Your Amusement
This podcast will be published on April 1st, which just happens to be my birthday. Yes, in fact, I was born on April Fool’s. And believe me, at this point in my life, I have heard all the jokes. [Read More]
Episode 87 – The Persuasiveness of Epideictic
There are a lot of people in the public eye trying to be persuasive right now. Ketanji Brown Jackson is trying to persuade Congress she is fit for the Supreme Court. President Zelenskyy of Ukraine is trying to persuade other world leaders to establish a no-fly zone over his country and supply him with supplies to fight off an invading force. And President Biden is trying to convince the American public to trust him to lead them through some financially difficult times, while Republicans are trying to persuade them to ditch Democrats because of their economic failures. [Read More]