I Do Not Care For This Sign

As is the case for many if not most white collar professionals, our job is not too tough. The vast majority of us work in a nice office with a cool AC system or heater; still, the above sign is a bit insulting. I was surprised to see this and multiple signs like this posted throughout [...]

Contrasting Carson Part I

I am not one who apologizes for the work I have done over the past 9 years of teaching; I have fully enjoyed the Advanced Placement history courses I have taught, the success of my students on the exam, the excellent and very open relationship I have with current and past students, as well as [...]

A New Work Commitment

…and I have stuck to it thus far this fall. If you know me, you know that I am an insane work-a-holic. Dating back to my CAC days, I would often arrive on campus by 6:30 am and work until 7:00 pm. This got even worse in Houston with traffic and an increase in the [...]

Running Wild

When I got out of the hospital and slowly started recovering from brain surgery, I promised myself I would return to the days of old; before coming to Houston I was a prolific runner. It was not unusual for me to log weekly miles of 70 – 80 per week. While coaching the cross [...]

Repost of the Marx Question II (Academic Marxism)

This is the second part of a blog piece I wrote earlier entitled The Marx Question Part I. Marxism derived from the philosophical and ideological construction of Karl Marx, a Prussian born Jew. Marx’s beliefs were brought forth when he concluded that the Industrial Revolution was manifested by the bourgeoisie to subordinate the laboring poor [...]

Hurricane Ike

I have been missing in action here at the Proletarian of late thanks to hurricane Ike; I am still not living in my home as my friends and colleagues Jim and Staci Brown have allowed us to live with them until power is restored. My departmental colleague and friend Suzan Phenicie allowed us to stay [...]

Right-Wingers Facebook — I Am Not on Their Friends List

Fred Thompson wrote on John McCain’s Wall:
I’m dropping out, man. Turns out campaigning for the presidency cuts significantly into napping time.
Mike Huckabee is hoping his extreme affability will make you forget he doesn’t believe in 80&38; of what you find in a high-school science textbook.
Rudy Giuliani doesn’t have the funds to [...]

Being Uppity — Not me, Obama

My friend Jaylon Williams came across this story a few days ago and sent this to me. Topics of race and politics are inevitable — Obama or not. I have been called a number of things, but never uppity.
Republican Congressman Lynn Westmoreland has come under fire for referring to Senator Obama and his wife Michelle [...]

This is Not a Joke by Chris Berry and the Political Cartel

One of my favorite blogs is that of the Political Cartel; I suspect I like this blog because the authors showcase a political and ideological leaning much different from that of my peers while I was a student at Harding University. Moreover, they are smart and fun to chat with from time to time. Here [...]

The RNC & McCain’s Speech

You have got to be kidding me; I fell asleep due to being bored. Same old spill — nothing new. Good luck McCain. I am not even motivated to write about this.

I will keep taxes low and cut them where I can. My opponent will raise them. I will open…
I will open new markets to [...]

The Marx Question

Above is a picture I keep on the wall of Marx in the room I teach in.
I get questions from a few it would seem every academic year. I thought my academic reputation as well as my leftist views would have been well established on campus by now, but I guess I am wrong — [...]