american politics On Attending the 2024 Northeastern Political Science Association Conference You are owed an explanation about conferences.
american politics Post-Election Reading List The readings below are not meant to be anti-Trump or anti-GOP. They are attempts to inform people's expectations.
philosophy Introduction to Philosophy, Lecture 8: Sample Final Exam Much has been said about the public's addiction to cable news or TikTok.
american politics A few remarks on class in America, or on the importance of subtext Part of the problem with explaining social class and wealth to you is that I'm not entirely sure how it all works.
american politics I just donated to the Haitian Community Help and Support Center Society does not actually depend on the loud guy at the council meeting saying he pays taxes, no one else does, therefore no one else should get anything but him.
american politics I wish I could tell you that I had a shortcut for getting people to care about solutions I had just finished writing about Robert Frost's "The Gift Outright" when I started doubting its utility.
american politics Lift Every Voice I've got a few new subscribers, so I want to make sure I welcome everyone properly.
american politics Boring and Frightening, Both At Once There's so much news and all of it is relevant.
american politics On the Texas Constitution I'd like to introduce you to this short video about the Texas Constitution.
american politics On Class in America, 1/27/2024 [I]f you change your speech–maybe use appropriate grammar, make polite and charming small talk–you can advance in society?
american politics Let's talk a bit more about the Burger King employee who got candy for working 20 years without calling in sick Lincoln says that the fathers of the United States "conceived [it] in Liberty," "dedicated [it] to the proposition that all men are created equal."
american politics On Texas Nationalism I'm sitting at the bar, sipping a margarita, and chatting pleasantly with two older couples.
american politics The 1st Amendment, "the right to be an asshole," and trust ...Jonathan Katz talks about "the right to be an asshole."
american politics Love thy neighbor I finish writing a short piece on nihilism, and then I have to confront the news.
american politics On Democratic Virtues: East Palestine, Ohio ...screaming bloody murder when you have urgent and serious reasons to question authority is a political virtue.
american politics On NBC News' Interview with MLK, May 8th, 1967 I yield my time to a far more effective teacher than I am.
american politics Toward a "Meaning of the Election" for the 2022 Midterms What is the best question we can ask about the 2022 US midterms?