Published inExtra NewsfeedIt’s Time for Democrats to Welcome Pro-Life Liberals(Hint: It’s Why I am a Registered Independent)Jan 11, 20221Jan 11, 20221
Foucault Predicted Our Covid Response, and It Is Happening AgainAmerican culture appears to be cleaved into two camps. One army utilizes science and argues compassion for others; the other holds up the…Apr 26, 2021Apr 26, 2021
Everything I know about America I learned at Community CollegeChapter 4: The Not So Secret, Secret: Mental IllnessJul 1, 2018Jul 1, 2018
Everything I Know about America I Learned at Community CollegeChapter 3: “It’s the Family, Stupid”Jun 8, 2018Jun 8, 2018
Everything I Know about America I Learned at Community CollegeChapter 2: Horatio Alger is Alive and KickingJun 1, 2018Jun 1, 2018
Everything I know about America I learned at Community CollegeChapter 1: Who are Community College Students?May 31, 20181May 31, 20181
Hyperbole Matters: Why President Trump and the media are both wrong on religion, the Constitution…(Breaking it down for Evangelical Christians)Feb 19, 2017Feb 19, 2017
Are we having fun yet, America?Am I the only one appreciating the fact that millions of Americans are following closely every move of newly-elected President Trump? Am I…Jan 31, 2017Jan 31, 2017
Published inExtra NewsfeedHistorians are Part of the Problem (and so am I):The annual meeting of the American Historical Association is always entertaining. Last week 5,000 historians from the Western Hemisphere…Jan 12, 20172Jan 12, 20172
Handel’s Messiah: a blueprint for America?Beauty. Majesty. Brilliance. Perfection. These are not normally words you hear in relation to American society. Yet, attending my friend’s…Dec 25, 20161Dec 25, 20161
Published inExtra NewsfeedToday I Changed My Voter Registration: Why I am no longer a registered RepublicanThis morning in a very quick, online process, I became a registered nonpartisan.Nov 10, 20161Nov 10, 20161
Published inStudent VoicesThe Lesser of Three Evils:Why I wrote in Evan McMullin (and I don’t live in Utah)Nov 4, 2016Nov 4, 2016
Published inExtra NewsfeedSeems Like Old TimesTwo hundred years of election-year mantras, and Donald Trump’s supposed American revolutionOct 18, 20161Oct 18, 20161
An Open Letter to Evangelical Christians regarding the Presidential election of 2016:For the purposes of this letter I define a evangelical Christian as one who believes faith in the sacrificial work of Jesus, the son of…Oct 12, 2016Oct 12, 2016
Let’s Talk Privilege:Why the 1% is expanding, and how we can stretch it even moreAug 25, 2016Aug 25, 2016
What I wish I could tell each American before November:I have worked in government at the local, state and federal levels and have taught political science at both public and private colleges…Aug 13, 2016Aug 13, 2016
Published inExtra NewsfeedLet’s Talk ImmigrationOne of the most distressing aspects surrounding the rise of Trump and what I will call the New Republican Party is the deliberate…Aug 8, 201629Aug 8, 201629
Published inStudent VoicesWhy NOT Voting for President is a Viable Moral Option in 2016Let me begin by saying that in nearly twenty years of teaching college students, I have NEVER told my students not to vote. Quite the…Aug 4, 20162Aug 4, 20162
Clinton v. Sanders: the Bigotry Called PowerThe internal combustion occurring within the Democratic National Committee should not surprise anyone. The controversy over DNC chair…Jul 25, 2016Jul 25, 2016
