Perhaps the most eye-opening reading I have encountered thus far comes courtesy of the great observer, Alexis De Tocqueville. His writings are filled with some of the most interesting commentary on our country that one will ever find. A Frenchman who originally came to study the United States’ penitentiary system, Tocqueville offered us a timeless outside … More Dumbed-Down
Racial equality may be the defining issue of our time, but it may also be one of the toughest issues to define. In the broadest sense of the term, racial equality means equal opportunities in life for all persons regardless of race, but this is a rather lazy definition. Equality of opportunities is not enough—to … More Racial Equality Essay Competition Entry
There is an absolute obsession in our country with the concept of rights. The securing of our rights was the focal point of our Constitution, and ever since that document was written the national conversation about our rights has only escalated. Unfortunately, most of the conversation is filled with untruths and faulty logic. Most people fall … More Divine Rights Vs. Human Rights
I recently learned of an interesting new term: Audism. The word is fairly new, and it is used to express the oppression that deaf people have historically faced from hearing people. Discrimination based on race is racism, based on gender is sexism, and based on the ability to hear is audism. My goal is not … More Obsession with Oppression
Being employed in the retail business, I constantly hear people complain about the high prices of products. This inevitably transitions into the broader complaint that the cost of living in general is simply too high. By far, the most common example used to illustrate the high cost of living is eating out at restaurants. We can all … More Entitlement Eating
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