Jul 30, 2020Is American Democracy Backsliding?When you start looking into it, The United States doesn't compare favorably to other democracies. In fact, we have all the warning signs...
Jun 4, 2020Protecting Property, Not PeopleRecent events show us that the United States' legacies of wealth and racial inequality continue to reverberate in unison. So far I’ve...
Jan 12, 2020Iran IlliteracyThe Iran crisis has demonstrated that Americans are geographically, historically, and politically illiterate. There could be terrible...
Oct 18, 2019The Global Ideological ShiftThe United States is taking the wrong side in a three-way standoff between democracy, illiberalism, and dictatorship. With all the fervor...
Nov 17, 2018Confronting the Culture of ViolenceIt’s time to think differently about mass shootings. These events aren’t random. Mass shootings, and public violence in general, are...
Aug 23, 2018The Presidency and the Rule of LawSupposedly being good at your job does not mean you can commit crimes. Trump's been trying to build a case all summer for keeping him...
Apr 13, 2018Four Mini-Essays About The NewsIn lieu of my usual walls of text, here’s some scattershot thoughts. - World War III isn't happening, guys. Russia knows better than to...
Mar 9, 2018Country Music and the VolkDo Ernest Gellner's theories of nationalism explain the rural consciousness movement? Given the political climate I want to make a pitch...