Whats wrong with the contemporary American medical system? What does it mean when a states democratic presidential primary casts 40% of its votes for a felon incarcerated in another state? Whats so bad about teaching by PowerPoint? What is?truly?the dirtiest word in America?
These are just a few of the engaging and controversial issues that Michael Blumenthal, poet, novelist, essayist, and law professor, tackles in this collection of poignant essays commissioned by West Virginia Public Radio.?
In these brief essays, Blumenthal provides unconventional insights into our contemporary political, educational, and social systems, challenging us to look beyond the headlines to the psychological and sociological realities that underlie our conventional thinking.?
As a widely published poet and novelist, Blumenthal brings along a lawyers analytical ability with his literary sensibility, effortlessly facilitating a distinction between the clich?s of todays pallid political discourse and the deeper realities that lie beneath.?This collection will captivate and provoke those with an interest in literature, politics, law, and the unwritten rules of our social and political engagements.
? The intellect of a scholar, the sensitivity of a poet, the objectivity of a professor of law: it hardly seems possible that so many virtues can be embodied in one book of short talks.
C.K. Williams, American poet, critic and translator, and recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for poetry.
? David Sedaris and Ira Glass have a brother from another mother, and his name is Michael Blumenthal. His soulful NPR essays are profound thought-clouds from one of America's finest poets.
Dalton Delan?is an Executive Producer of?In Performance at the White House?for PBS
Engaging, astute, and eloquent.
Meenakshi Gigi Durham, author of?The Lolita Effect?and Professor?and Collegiate Scholar at Univerl“+
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