WALLS ARE FOR LOSERS
Donald Trump loves losers, or loves to hate them at least. He also loves walls, or more specifically the idea of a massive one that...
A MILLENNIAL'S PERSPECTIVE ON THE LEGACY OF VIETNAM
The first time I visited the Vietnam Memorial was in the fifth grade. There, I observed tearful mourners and cried too without...
INFORMATION AS A WEAPON
War is won with information. This is no new phenomenon; since there has been war, there has been military intelligence, and generally,...
REVISITING ACCIDENTAL RACIST
Two years ago country artist Brad Paisley and rapper LL Cool J caused a stir when they released “Accidental Racist,” a ballad about...
THE POWER OF TOUCHING ONE LIFE
I have spent my entire seven year career working in education, first as a teacher, then as an administrator, and now as a talent...
WHITE AMERICA'S RACIAL RECKONING
The supposed gentility of post-racial white America has been brutally exposed recently, and the facade beneath it is horrific and...
DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA, THE DEATH OF
In 1835, or as Father Abraham would say, seven score years ago, Alexis de Tocqueville penned his seminal work, Democracy in America,...
LEGOS - THEY'RE WHAT'S FOR CREATIVITY
Perhaps you remember this lego set; perhaps you don’t. I remember it well. I owned it. I must have built and rebuilt this castle time and...
WE ARE CHEATING OURSELVES
This week is national teacher appreciation week. If you haven’t done so already, thank a teacher. If you already have, consider doing so...
BALTIMORE BURNING
Justify: show or prove to be right or reasonable. Explain: account for (an action or event) by giving a reason as excuse. It’s important...
