Keeping Up with the Jones
Stop avoiding those conversations about race
Predictably, the Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman case has prompted a good percentage of Americans to once again retreat to their racial corners.
Stop Calling Me Surly
Frankfort 2012: Deja screw
Last Thursday, state lawmakers were eager to return to their families and get their citizen lives back.
Fables of the Deconstruction
I am the walrus
When I got to work this morning, I was the only one here.
Summary of My Discontent
Outsource your worry
Are you a worrier? According to a recent study by the U.S.
Stop Calling Me Surly
What a riot
Transfixed by all the trash talk between Louisville and Lexington, I couldn’t resist joining the fray.
Summary of My Discontent
Ask an English Major
Welcome once again to “Ask an English Major about Political Science,” the column that puts the Hume in humanities.
Guest Commentary
The myth of the ‘liberal’ media
There’s a common refrain that we’ve got a “liberal media” here in the United States.
Fables of the Deconstruction
Don’t dream it’s over
You may remember I used to love that television show “Lost.” I was amused and delighted by the ways the writers convoluted the story in supposedly meaningful ways, reconfiguring archety
Raised Relief
Let the Bluegrass Shake
When I see him, I’m going to walk up to Russ Smith and squeeze him.
Fables of the Deconstruction
Dream on
My dreams, when I remember them, are usually pretty bizarre. I’m fighting giant hermit crabs or scorpions.




