“Waterboarding” is a euphemism for a form of torture older than the United States itself. What makes the term “waterboarding” particularly grotesque is its winking reference to the American pastime of surfing. I’m reminded of the moment when Colonel...
At a campaign stop in Charlottesville, Virginia, staffers for Senator George Allen (R-VA) beat up Mike Stark, United States Marine, University of Virginia Law student, and blogger for Daily Kos.The issue which gets neglected due to the unseemly and easy-to-sensationalize...
Ive been doing a lot of thinking about the profession Ive found myself in, this whole literary critical/cultural studies schtick Ive signed up for. Its hard to believe that I knew I wanted to be a professor when I...
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