Notes of a Hanging Judge

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Notes of a Hanging Judge (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)

Public discussions of emotionally charged issues such as civil rights or affirmative action typically descend into an exchange of cliche’s, of “politically correct” statements that mask the absence of a deeper consideration of what is at stake for the future of a common and united American experience and culture. Too often, such discussions merely generate a tense uneasiness for most in the audience and a resignation to the damning fact that all has been heard and that the only task left is simply the assigning of blame for a certain state of affairs. To assume otherwise is to...

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