When Luck has Little Bearing on Success

Back when Conrad Black's guilty verdict was first announced, the local radio shock-jocks were positively giddy about the various types of sexual assault they thought Black would endure in prison. Ignoring their tastelessness and ignorance of prison partitioning based on crime types, my first thought was that there was no way Black would end up particularly victimized in prison.

While his wealthy family certainly gave him a leg up, it is unlikely he would have been so successful without some talent, and that kind of talent is valuable anywhere. Even in a rough prison I bet he would have risen to the top of the food chain pretty fast.

As it happens he ended up in a minimum security prison and appears to be thriving! He is teaching American History classes (which are apparently popular) and still contributes articles to the National Post a couple times a month.