Social Commentary, Politics, & Life Philosophy
The Echo Chamber of Twitter Twitter is arguably one of the worst social media platforms, at least with regard to the effect is has on polarizing discourse, and reducing discussions to what can fit in a 280 character statement. While there certainly exists the issue of bias and censorship on the part of the social media companies themselves, what I […]
Continue reading »The rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer, and the middle class is disappearing – or at least that is what we are told by vote seeking politicians who preach redistributionist policies. From Bernie Sanders to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, buzz words about income inequality are all the rage in American political discourse. If you follow the headlines, you are […]
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Police Shootings of Unarmed People in 2018 Police shootings of unarmed people in America is no new phenomenon. In recent years, issues of police brutality and excessive uses of force have come to the forefront of public discourse. While we should all support the work of the police and understand the risks of their profession, we must also face the […]
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Firearm Violence Affecting Children Though the vigor behind the March for Our Lives has seemingly disappeared from news headlines in the past week, the reality of firearm violence against children has not changed. As stated in my previous article on gun violence in America, the process of figuring out how to solve gun violence requires that we identify what the […]
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There is a continuously raging debate in America over gun control. Between the political left & right in America, hard lines are being drawn in the sand over the issue of gun violence. On the left, we see everything from “common sense” policies to all-out calls for banning the 2nd amendment, while on the right see a mixture of willingness […]
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