Texas: The Unenlightened State

The state of Texas has been guided by a system of poor leadership and what I call a good ‘ole boy network as it relates to its hill billy notion of justice; I have only blogged about my thoughts towards the death penalty once before, but it is safe to say I am beyond angry [...]

Liberals and the Health Care Bill

This weekend Republican Representative Anh Cao, a Vietnamese American from Louisiana, voted “yes” for the recently passed health care reform bill; I am proud of Cao and others that realize just because I have health insurance, or they have health insurance… that does not mean that we should not help the many that do not [...]

More Fox News

We all know how I feel about Fox News. This note was circulated on my very Republican campus today; I love the person that sent it out; she is bright and professional; however, if I sent a pro-Obama and pro MSNBC note like this one — I would be called on the floor for it. [...]

King, Race, Class, and Marxism

While on a recent trip, I had to make a connection at the Memphis airport; I came across this large picture in one of the terminals while navigating my way to my next flight. I took a second to read the caption and fully look over this piece; I am a bigger supporter of Malcolm [...]

FOX NEWS

According to Keith Olbermann:  in his view, folks that watch Fox News are “tin foil hatters, conspiracy theorists, paranoids and racists.”

Above: Does FOX attack Blacks?
The crowd of some 150 people wielded a petition with more than 600,000 signatures objecting to news coverage by Fox, owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, organizers [...]

A History Lecture: Look to Reagan & FDR

I found this political cartoon on another blog I read. I thought it said a great deal about the paranoia and ignorance of many; however, it does speak to the heart and truth about some American  fear regarding President Obama. I do not know why some fear him except that he is different. And, people [...]

School Industry

I posted this once and thought about it again last night when Dead Poets Society was on the tube.
During the Gilded Age period, the industrial model of education was seen as efficient and pragmatic; however, the traditional machine model as illustrated by a row of desk showcased industry and religion: In the typical classroom model, [...]

Ann Coulter: She Hates Public School Teachers

I am ashamed to admit that I wasted ten bucks on this book on CD, but curiosity got the best of me. Ann Coulter is clearly the most pessimistic person in the media; she is not happy. According to her in The Church of Liberalism:
Liberals love to boast that they are not religious, which is [...]

Malcolm X and The Black Middle Class

I spend a bit of time in my United States History course talking about the greatness of Malcolm X; I do contend that by his death he had not reasoned with his hate, but instead, moved past it towards a conclusion of racial reconciliation. I will admit that I  admire Malcolm X — not so [...]

Why Not Place the Tax Burden On Hollywood? by Patrick Ryan

Patrick Ryan is a a junior at HCHS; he is a frequent reader of the now Professor. Feel free to leave a comment addressing his well articulated point of view.

Though it may be hard to believe, I was actually taking time out of my busy schedule the other day to sit back and watch an [...]

Communist Obama Display

Above: Pictures of communists associated with Obama in a negative way by right wingers. Karl Marx, Frank Marshall Davis, Obama, Bill Ayers, and Che Guevara
Two days ago a few students approached me wondering if I saw the VERY large anti-Obama banner displayed down the road from campus; I really thought they were joking until I [...]

Affirmative Action Part I: The Courts by Jaylon Williams

Jaylon, who teaches at a northern university has contributed the first of three pieces on the topic of affirmative action; I will voice my support for AA more in my next piece on the state of Texas 10% rule and the demise of AA. Jaylon has drafted or sent pieces to The Proletarian in the [...]

The American Socialist Tradition

Above: Recent Issue of Time. Obama as FDR.
In Obama’s The Audacity of Hope, he noted his philosophical contention by addressing his favor for FDR’s New Deal — the birth of American Socialism and the death of America’s puritanical notion of Rugged Individualism. Modern sociologists and economic theorist Max Weber wrote in The Protestant Ethic and [...]

God Does Not See Red States or Blue States…Just Faithful States

I came across this story from my favorite college teacher; I find this piece published in the Abilene Reporter disturbing for attacking the student paper at ACU (Abilene Christian University) In essence, this guy is saying God and rich people hate ACU for supporting Obama; does that mean He hates me too? I doubt it. [...]

My Blog

Because there are those who find the nature of this blog to be a bit progressive and hence might not have read its purpose, I am posting what the proletarian is about (as seen above). I went into this full of excitement and enthusiasm after attending a history meeting full of academics from a host [...]

I Am Hussein Too

You have got to watch and hear this; it is sad. Funny, but I am currently teaching my students about Richard Hofstadter’s class and economic thesis on the construction of the United States Constitution and why the framers feared the uneducated masses. It is a good thing they are dead and cannot watch this clip. [...]

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 — [...]

Democracy: Truth or Farce part III

In Lions for Lambs, a movie many conservative pundits call anti-American and typical liberal Hollywood propaganda, links the complexities of class and status to democracy and an ill fought war on terrorism. I am sure many of you who know me will not be surprised to hear how much I enjoyed this movie. Stephen Malley [...]

Mark Elrod on Same-Sex Marriage

Mark Elrod wrote a post on his blog addressing the Bible and how it defines marriage. Elrod, a professor of political science at Harding university responds to a few questions about an interview given here. I was lucky enough to have Elrod for 4 courses while an undergraduate. Check out what he wrote and visit his blog [...]

A Thought from the Left

Yes it is true, I have been accused by a few pundits of spreading dangerous ideas and corrupting the intellectual prowess of conservative students. Do not worry, the school does a good job keeping conservatism alive. I will say more about this later after hearing our special assembly guest today: Alan Keyes.

h/t: Jim Brown