Lula and Milei
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Argentine President Javier Milei have stark ideological differences that have shaped their frosty relationship, prominently displayed at the recent G20 summit. Lula, a leftist leader, has positioned himself as a champion of social justice, environmental preservation, and progressive global governance. In contrast, Milei, a libertarian and far-right […]
Dean Phillips
Dean Phillips officially launched his presidential campaign on October 27, 2023. His candidacy was positioned as a challenge to President Joe Biden, whom he criticized for being out of touch with the evolving needs of the Democratic Party and the broader electorate. Phillips highlighted concerns about Biden’s age and diminishing approval ratings, arguing that Democrats […]
Augusto Pinochet and the possibility of something similar happening in the United States
General Augusto Pinochet’s regime in Chile (1973-1990) is notorious for its brutal methods of capturing, torturing, and silencing political opponents. After the military coup (with the help of the CIA ) on September 11, 1973, which ousted the democratically elected President Salvador Allende, Pinochet’s government implemented a series of strategies and tactics to identify, capture, […]
Parallels of Trump and Joffrey Baratheon
I asked ChatGPT to come up with parallels between Trump and Joffrey Baratheon. This is what it came up with. Chat GPT Starts There are actually some interesting (and often humorous) parallels between Donald Trump and Joffrey Baratheon, the young, unpredictable king from Game of Thrones. Here are a few that might come to mind: […]
Trump appearing on Rogan’s Podcast
Those who understand the past, are most accurately able to understand the present and the future. This begs the question, how well does Rogan understand the past and the present? I asked CHAT GPT to give an explanation of how Rogan was irresponsible to have Trump on his podcast, and this was the response; Regarding […]
Analyzing part of James Loewen’s book Lies My Teacher Told me
Let me start by saying that I appreciate the work of James Loewen. His book Lies My Teacher Told Me has been deeply impactful in shaping my world view and understanding of politics. With that being said, I want to critique part of his book. On pg. 199 of the Young Readers Edition of Lies […]
Nullification then and now
Nullify: To make legally null and void; invalidate Today I was at the Constitutional Literacy Institute hosted at Utah Valley University. Stephen Steinbach. He is an editor on the book With Liberty and Justice For All? He spoke to us about nullification historically and in the present. He highlighted the nullification crisis during Jackson’s presidency. […]
Notes on Education for Democracy
The book Education for Democracy was written by two of my professors, one of whom (Ryan Knowles) is my dissertation adviser. Here are my notes for the book. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JV5YisKWiaWxM3–w4nX6bWHNfItwIqhfZDAYFGyHec/edit?usp=sharing Too often civic education encourages simplistic deliberation over pros and cons from a stance of objectivity – if the issues of our time are this simply […]