The Passion of Scalia

The Passion of Scalia

| Feb 17, 2016 | Rights / DemocracyMy mother always told me never to speak ill of the dead. For that reason I won’t go on at length about Antonin Scalia, the recently departed Supreme Court justice. My opinion wouldn’t be worth that much anyway. I didn’t know the man — I was never even in the...
The [Redacted] Truth about the CIA

The [Redacted] Truth about the CIA

| | Rights / DemocracyIt’s no secret that the CIA isn’t always up front with the public about its operations. You may even be kept in the dark if you’re an elected official. But did you know the agency even lies to its own employees? That’s the subject of a recent...
No Candidate is Perfect

No Candidate is Perfect

| | Rights / DemocracyLet me tell you something people don’t often say when arguing about presidential candidates on Facebook: No candidate is perfect. But that doesn’t mean it’s not worth choosing to support one. For example, you can support Bernie Sanders because you believe...
The Blind Spots of Dead White Men

The Blind Spots of Dead White Men

| Feb 10, 2016 | Rights / DemocracyAs the rest of the nation celebrates Black History Month this February, I’m taking a graduate level course I call “Dead White Men.” It’s actually a classic theory class that covers a number of influential thinkers, like free market theorist Adam Smith and the...