Author Archives: admin

C-19 Soundtrack

Posted on April 2, 2020 by admin

All of us have songs in heavy rotation right now. Some of them might actually imply the need for social distancing. Let’s find some of those! Consider these for starters:

Posted in Arts | 11 Comments

Two Weeks In

Posted on March 30, 2020 by admin

Well, Dear Bloggers, I had hoped that when we returned from Spring Break we would be able to debate substantive issues: Chacos or Birkenstocks? Boogie board or raft? Real book or Kindle? However, fate has intervened. The pandemic we discussed … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Politics | 10 Comments

What Happens Next?

Posted on March 16, 2020 by admin

Thanks to emails from admin, you already know what’s coming next: a week to practice social distancing before diving into several interesting, intense, and electric MSMS classrooms. Who knows? Maybe there will even be a Weekly Wednesday Doorprize for some … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Ethics | 1 Comment

Hype Machine

Posted on March 3, 2020 by admin

Walkout songs–the songs that play while hitters strut from the on-deck circle to the plate–have become part of the entertainment value of baseball. Even pitchers have gotten into the act. They’re having songs piped in while they make it from … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts | 16 Comments

Dealing with Pandemics

Posted on February 27, 2020 by admin

I don’t exactly feel confident in the federal government’s response to the coronavirus. It’s hard to have faith in administration that eliminated funding to the CDC’s Pandemic Response Team in 2018 as a cost-cutting measure. Placing faith in Vice-President Mike … Continue reading →

Posted in National Politics, Politics, Science | 23 Comments

Debate Winners

Posted on February 20, 2020 by admin

Last night’s Democratic debate offered a brutal mix of politics and Celebrity Deathmatch. Most pundits agree that Warren scored the most talking points, but that she didn’t do enough to leapfrog Sanders in the polls. Her most frequent victim, Michael … Continue reading →

Posted in National Politics | 10 Comments

So Much to Say, So Little Time

Posted on February 19, 2020 by admin

Ah, the curse of living in interesting times. Professional pundits are having more fun than a man wearing an aluminum foil hat in a room full of conspiracy theorists. Want to start in Mississippi? Sure. We can talk about allegations … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, National Politics, Politics | 7 Comments

Simple Math

Posted on February 6, 2020 by admin

This has been an unusually rotten week in Washington. The impeachment trial, doomed from the start, whimpered to a close. The President childishly refused to shake the offered hand of the Speaker of the House, who behaved just as childishly … Continue reading →

Posted in National Politics | 7 Comments

Appropriation Sensation

Posted on February 4, 2020 by admin

The first three lines of Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” rank among the most memorable lines of free verse in the language: I celebrate myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Ethics | 12 Comments

Addendum to the Prison Discussion

Posted on January 27, 2020 by admin

Two common responses to the problems Mississippi faces with its prison system have been to provide a massive infusion of funding, which is an unlikely move given the state’s reluctance to increase taxes, and freeing nonviolent offenders. A recent letter … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 9 Comments