Archive | April 10, 2010

The devolution of Congress

by on April 10, 2010 in Crime & Corruption, Politics, Law & Government

I don’t think I’m alone in believing that members of Congress — as a species — have devolved instead of evolved. The Perpetual Political Conflict™ that has stymied improvements in government of, for, and by the people has become a loathsome barrier to resurrecting the American Dream for whose who have lost sight of it. […]

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Saturday Video Roundup: Rabbit Velvet

by on April 10, 2010 in Music & Popular Culture, Saturday Video Roundup

Welcome to Sneak Preview Saturday at S&R. This TunesDay we’ll present the Scholars & Rogues Interview with Danielle Kimak Stauss of Rabbit Velvet, and we can tell you in advance that it’s a fascinating look inside the craft of an extremely talented artist that you may not know. Yet. To whet your appetite a bit, […]

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April Showers bring…Good God! Run to the cellar!

by on April 10, 2010 in American Culture, Personal Narrative

by Terry Hargrove In 1990, I was a language arts teacher at Whitthorne Middle School in Columbia, Tennessee. One fine April morning, I strolled into the office and found our principal heavily engaged with an irate mother. She screamed, she spat, she cursed, she took a swing at both of us before slamming the office […]

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