It's been a while since I posted. I had to take a rest for a little while because I found myself starting to get caught up in the social hysteria of our times.
Managing Social Hysteria
Do the Consequences of Supporting Trump Matter to Trump Supporters?
On why support for Trump remains so frustratingly consistent.
The Best Defense from Fake News is Self Defense
We cannot let the fake news panic become a pretext to empower the state or the corporate elite to limit our access to the news.
Sociology in Song
ON CHILDISH GAMBINO'S THIS IS AMERICA
All Americans Should go to China
Our leadership does not realistically represent the great majority of we the people. This is true in the United States. It is true in China. It is a universal characteristic of government, especially those that represent a capitalist elite.
Abraham Lincoln was no Oprah Winfrey
Though Lincoln is often described as being well-liked and charismatic, does this translate to telegenic. If Abraham Lincoln were to take to the podium on a televised debate with, say, Oprah, how would he be received?
What Was the Deadliest Terrorist Group the U.S. Ever Faced?
All over the country, we see monuments to those who, under any other conceivable context would be defined as traitors, criminals or, in our modern parlance, terrorists.
Obama’s Farewell Speech and a Direction for American Liberalism: Part 3
SOCIAL INSULARITY Group closure and ideological tunnel vision are an impediment to political progress that especially hurts the left
Don’t Stay Silent
WHEN WE STAND ALONE, WE FALL. WHEN WE STAND TOGETHER, WE RISE. It's been a while since I've posted a Music Moment. This was a pretty powerful statement.
