Being friendly with those accused of war crimes
Many of these ideas come from the research of Historian Howard Zinn In December 1989, The United States invaded Panama because they were unhappy with the defiance of General Manuel Noreiga. Vice President George Bush and President Ronald Reagan had overlooked Noreiga’s corruption and authoritarianism because he had worked with the CIA. He had originally […]
Tulsi endorsing Biden doesn’t make sense
The other day Tulsi endorsed Joe Biden. She emphasized how she knows Biden and his wife, and she also talked about how she was friends with Joe’s son Beau. She went on to endorse Joe Biden. This does not make a lot of sense for multiple reasons. Biden has supported international policy that she has […]
Henry Wallace was the Bernie Sanders of his time
Henry Wallace was the secretary of agriculture from 1933 to 1940. He was in favor of the New Deal and implemented measures to mitigate rural poverty. Wallace displayed intellectual curiosity and enjoyed science, history, economics and statistics. Conservative Democratic party leaders did not like Wallace, but in 1940 Roosevelt pushed for Wallace to be his […]
MLK and Helen Keller
There are figures we celebrate in American history whose full story is often omitted. We celebrate Helen Keller for learning to read and write despite being blind and deaf. We applaud the fact that she was the first deaf-blind person to receive a Bachelor’s degree. We celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. and his push of […]
Why I believe in Climate Change
Growing up I always heard that climate change was a liberal hoax. I believed this all through high school and was thoroughly confused as I entered college and had professors teach it. My brother and I were both students learning about climate change and so we asked a family member who believed that climate change […]
History and Public Opinion
A lot of these ideas are from the books above. James W. Loewen and Peter Kuznick have brought forth valuable ideas that society should be aware of. One of the biggest problems when it comes to public opinion in politics today is that we are not all playing with the same set of facts. Some […]
Medicare For All
Medicare For All has been one of the biggest topics of question with this group of Democratic presidential candidates. Bernie supports the measure and there are some talking points against it. Some of these talking points are Long waiting lines It is too expensive People should have to pay for their own healthcare Many of […]
President’s Day
Abraham Lincoln is considered by many historians to be the greatest, if not second greatest president in American History. Many historians admire, “that he embodied the American Dream. Unlike a wealthy, slaveholding plantation owner such as Washington, Lincoln was born into poverty.” Keep in mind, Lincoln was despised by individuals whose interests he threatened. Historians […]
My First Blog Post
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
Dataism
Historian and Philosopher Yuval Harari indicates that any type of ideology can become similar to a religion in the sense that people adhere to it strictly. He implies that two of the religions with the biggest impact in the 20th century have been capitalism and communism. He writes that a new technoreligion called Dataism will […]