Brainstorms
Cliff Notes on the Mueller Report
Couple things, Congress, while you’re here, and while some of you are preparing to meet with Robert Mueller this week. First, as a school teacher and a public citizen, I have read and studied the Mueller Report, cover to cover,…
Considering the Silent Spring
Couple things, while you’re here, to those in charge of protecting our environment. First, it was brought to my attention on Thursday that you have officially rejected the ban against a knowingly toxic pesticide with a high risk to childhood…
Biden, Harris, & Buttigieg
This past week, ahead of the Democratic debates, I decided to sit down and read through the most recent works of Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and Pete Buttigieg, all of whom I respect as Americans, all of whom I consider…
Setting Aside the President
For the past six years, I have taught my students about the web, why it was built, how it was built, and the direct role they have in continuing its ongoing construction. But within this framework, one of my lessons…
This is Not the Brink
Despite threats and claims and rhetoric from both political parties about a looming Second Civil War, such chatter is ultimately dubious. We might be riled up and angry and frustrated and exhausted by the soundbites of political animosity, but here…
A Presidents Day Message
Nestled between the untouchably humble Calvin Coolidge and the untouchably favored FDR is one of the more historically maligned presidents of the 20th Century, a man so low on the totem pole of American memory as to warrant only a…
A Credit to Intelligent Minds
In the days and weeks that followed the collapse of the World Trade Center, I was working the night shift at a small hotel along the Pennsylvania Turnpike. I glued myself to the lobby television and met with several guests…
Simple Answers to Dumb Questions
“Kids who eat tide pods have no business speaking up about gun violence. They need to grow up.” Kids who eat tide pods are morons. And 99.9% of American kids already know that. They’re the butt of every teenage joke.…
This is How Media Works
On Tuesday night, President Trump delivered his first State of the Union address with no less than twelve anecdotes involving American bravery and fortitude. Each of the stories were met with special guests and largely unknown faces. He talked about…
