On “Dismantling Hate” By Lucas J. Mather, TRP A recent happening. The professor held up a flyer of someone climbing up to take down a Confederate flag. The title of the event was, “Dismantling Hate.” The professor looked out to the crowd of students and asked a question : How many of you love hatred?… Read more »
A Dialogue Getting Clear On The Question By Lucas J. Mather But who’s to say, professor? The professor stopped and wheeled around, looking over his glasses at the student, and said, huh? Who’s to say that’s what’s right?, the student continued. The professor slowly brought the marker to the cap, and popped that sucker on… Read more »
Pay attention, Daniel-san By Lucas J. Mather The student said, I ordered them off of this website that… Ordered them “on” the website. You were on the website, not “off” of the website. You could also say “from” the website, the professor said. The LA faces melted like the Nazis in the Raiders of the… Read more »
As the Germans say: 9 ! , By Professor Lucas J. Mather Professor , doesn’t just a little part of you wish that Hillary had won ? No. I mean, just to have the first female president. No, and I’d rather not talk about “parts of me”, little or not. Oh I meant— I know… Read more »
A Summer School Anecdote, Summer School in Lost Angeles by Lucas J. Mather Here’s a vulnerable anecdote from hell, LAUSD, Lost Angeles, Democrat-Central-Youth-Planning-Commissar. A summer college class for Lost Angeles high school students, summer. I say LALSD under my breath in class, and every single kid says it for the rest of the summer. They… Read more »
by Lucas J. Mather, TRP Professor: Who wants a quiz today? We’ll vote. Students: [tired, grumpity, worried, waiting to vote no]. Professor: Ok, here we go: so whoever wants to vote “yes” on taking a quiz today, sit-there-and-look-bored. [3 second pause, professor glances around the room quickly]. Professor: wow, unanimous. Amazing. So rare for a… Read more »
New Sheriff in town, and he’s Republican, By Lucas J. Mather I’ve never gotten a zero before on anything , he who still didn’t have the textbook said belligerently–blamingly–after I showed him his first quiz. Who else got a zero? he asked and several said they got Fs . It’s the professor’s fault, he said.… Read more »
Without Separation of Powers, the Declaration is a Nice Poem, By Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The Founders created a Constitution, against all odds, in the summer without Air Conditioning, with windows closed, a document and its defense worthy of celebration equal to or greater than the Declaration of Independence. Yes, I said it. September… Read more »
Getting to the Heart of the Matter with Slavery, By Lucas J. Mather Professor, RU pro-gun ? I’m not sure what “pro-gun” means. Oh. Um. …hmm. Cuz you sound Republican. Well, let me ask you something . Sure. If black people had been allowed to have guns , would slavery have existed ? [Pause]. No.… Read more »
A Socratic Dialogue By Lucas J. Mather Professor, as a person of color, I … Hode up , the Professor said. Yes? I think I know what you mean by “person.” But we’ll get to that later in the class. What do you mean by “of color,” the Professor asked. It was dead silent in… Read more »