The Poet in His Labyrinth
“Criticism unfolds the possibility of freedom and is thus an invitation to action.” “Criticism tells us that we should learn […]
Category: economics
The Poet in His Labyrinth
“Criticism unfolds the possibility of freedom and is thus an invitation to action.” “Criticism tells us that we should learn […]
Perimeter of Poverty
I rarely feel or experience white privilege as such. As someone who grew up in poverty in rural Texas, I […]
Antimanifesto for a Simulated World
Jean Baudrillard’s 1981 Simulacra and Simulation, translated by Sheila Faria Glaser in 1994, contains a four-page essay entitled “Hypermarket and […]
Texas: A Story of Two Boys
IA certain Texas university announced today that it would free 100 employees from the shackles of employment by the end […]
Tyranny of the Text
WritingThe irony is that in the year that I’ve written the most, I’ve blogged the least. You would think that […]
Corpulent Force
I’ve been to Prague several times before, both as a tourist and as a student. When I was here in […]
The Adjunct: Confessions and Manifesto of a Benefits-Deprived Professor
First, we need to create honest and accurate language. Adjunct designates an inessential supplement, yet adjunct professors are just as permanent […]
Capitalism
Shopkeeper brandishes gun to prevent “looters”–otherwise known as desperate and traumatized survivors–from foraging for food and supplies. The only justice […]
Strange Prisoners and the Ends of Mythology
“Individual responsibility” is code for the worst kind of social engineering: libertarian ideology. The only ideology that has no basis […]
