Rachel Dolezal, Caitlyn Jenner and the Process of Identity The Rachel Dolezal case is interesting in its consequences with regard to identity. One of the presumed defining features of our times is the seemingly flexible concept of personal identity. There was a time when identity was a fairly stable construct, but in what is referred... Continue Reading →
Conformity and Police Brutality
THE MUNDANE EXPLANATION FOR ABUSIVE POLICE PRACTICES I want to offer a brief response to Redditt Hudson's article posted in Vox today. Hudson, a former St. Louis police officer explains a theory shared with him by a former colleague. "On any given day, in any police department in the nation, 15 percent of officers will... Continue Reading →
Smashing the Foundations to Build a Democracy
ON THE POLITICAL WILLINGNESS TO TEAR IT ALL DOWN I'm a bit behind on my journal reading, but I've endeavored to catch up in the last couple of weeks as the school year is winding down. Among the first studies I read was Joshua Bloom's analysis of the Truman Administration and the Civil Rights Movement... Continue Reading →