For your Partial Consideration…
Here’s “What Can this Lost Generation Learn from the Last One?” a piece I wrote for The Partially Examined Life, a highly recommended philosophy blog and podcast.
Monthly Archive: June 2015
Identity and its Monuments
The South is so obsessed with one short, horrible moment in its past that it continues to limit the inclusiveness of its future.
James Horner, Rest in Peace
Film composer James Horner died earlier today in a plane crash in California’a Los Padres National Forest. May he rest in peace.
Open Thread on Racism
Dylann Roof killed 9 Black people because he is an unabashed racist. So let’s talk about racism. As the title suggests, consider this an open thread.
Open Post on Mental Health
An open post on mental health issues and the link with mass shootings in the U.S.
Realizing The Commentariat: Phase 2
Submitted for your consideration and feedback: “State of the Discussion,” “Comments This Thread,” “Commenter Archives.” Also: Old-Yellering “Gifts of Gab.”
Estragon v. Godot, or, Still Waiting For The Big Decisions
An underwhelming report from SCOTUS this morning.
“An attack on the Social State”: Henry Giroux Interview (Pt.1)
A passionate discussion with critical theorist, writer, academic, and teacher Henry Giroux about his book “Neoliberalism’s War on Higher Education” and what’s being done to universities in the age of “crisis” and “austerity”.
Sunday!
Without getting into Ex Machina spoilers at all (like even fewer than provided by the trailer), I’ll just say this:
1) It has so few actors and so few set pieces that I could see this being done on the stage
2) It is Hard Sci-Fi
3) You need to see this movie
(Warning: Spoilers in here. Warning: This movie is so good that there are actual benefits from not being spoiled.)
Is this a free speech issue? (Update)
Where we learn that pointing out institutional racism is inflammatory
Charleston Shooting and the Multiple Choice Public Response
A very cynical take on the public debate surrounding the Charleston shootings.
The First Rule of the Movement Conservatism:
(Sadly, it’s not “never talk about Movement Conservatism.)
