(Not That You Asked)
“ Canto I This is the story of my descent into a modern inferno, so I’m going to start the way Dante did back in the day. As our saga opens, I’m pushing forty, about halfway through my life’s journey. I’m not lost in a dark wood. I’m schlepping my suitcase through the Portland airport, where travelers are granted the foolish pleasure of free e-mail.
I open my account and find a message protesting Boston College’s decision to have Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speak at commencement. The Ric...e invitation has been public knowledge for several weeks, but it’s news to me, because I’m just an adjunct professor at BC and because I’m on a book tour this term and because I’m in the midst of trying to buy my first home for my pregnant wife while on a book tour.
My initial reaction is your basic spasm of ick. How could my school do such a thing? This is a rhetorical question. I know exactly why Condi got the nod: It makes BC appear enlightened—Look at us honoring a woman of color!—while also generating the kind of prestige PR that helps pump dough out of the wealthy alumni.MoreLess
I open my account and find a message protesting Boston College’s decision to have Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speak at commencement. The Ric...e invitation has been public knowledge for several weeks, but it’s news to me, because I’m just an adjunct professor at BC and because I’m on a book tour this term and because I’m in the midst of trying to buy my first home for my pregnant wife while on a book tour.
My initial reaction is your basic spasm of ick. How could my school do such a thing? This is a rhetorical question. I know exactly why Condi got the nod: It makes BC appear enlightened—Look at us honoring a woman of color!—while also generating the kind of prestige PR that helps pump dough out of the wealthy alumni.MoreLess
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