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]
Episode 86 – Literati
I do everything I can to interest my kid in literature. This week I told them it was the Ides of March and when they asked what that meant I gave them a brief run-down of Julius Ceasar and tried to explain the phrase, “Et tu, Brute?” and what it means and how somebody might use it. [Read More]