The Black Lives Matter protest movement, found its way to the Modern Language Association (MLA) convention in Vancouver, but failed to attract much support from the left wing attendees. Despite an estimated 7,000 left-wing professors…
Topic: Canada
American Slavery + Environmentalism + Cyberspace?
“Atlantic Empiricisms” was the name of a panel discussion at the 2015 Modern Language Association convention in Vancouver, Canada, and it was as bare as the title suggested. Britt Rusert, who teaches English at the…
CIA Conspiracy Theorist at the MLA
During the question and answer portion of one of the many panels at the 2015 Modern Language Association convention in Vancouver, Canada, one professor claimed he was being politically persecuted. David Anshen, who works at…
Mark Twain, the Colonist?
Mark Twain falsely portrayed Hawaiians as behind the times, one professor concluded at the 2015 Modern Language Association convention in Vancouver, Canada. Professor Molly Ball [pictured second from the left], an instructor at UC-Davis focusing on…
Camera-Shy Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens was no fan of photographs, but that fact alone speaks volumes on the importance of visual media and literature, according to a panel of professors at the Modern Language Association (MLA) convention in…
Thank the Tribes, No, Literally
In one of the oddest moments at Vancouver’s 2015 Modern Language Association convention, a moderator thanked the local Native Canadian Indian tribes for hosting the convention. Moderator Penelope Kelsey, an associate professor of English at…
MLA’s Canada Health Care Guide
Next year, thousands of English professors head to Vancouver for the annual Modern Language Association (MLA) convention. Let’s hope they stay healthy so they don’t get to use the type of national health care they’ve…
U.S. is Losing Economic Freedom
The Fraser Institute, a Canadian think tank, released its annual index of economic freedom for the year 2013, using data from the year 2011. The results are not encouraging for Americans. The U.S., which ranked…
Oh Canada!
American elites are quick to praise our northern neighbor when it applies more strict governmental controls than we do. Their silence is noteworthy, though, whenever Canada privatizes. In Canada, as in the U.S., parents are…
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Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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