You should be buying physical books

Yes, even if, like me, the ease of auto digital highlight features, custom fonts, and continuous scroll has made you something of a Kindle convert in recent years, there are still reasons to keep and acquire physical books. Even if my first pass at a book is digital, I still try to buy a physical … Continue reading You should be buying physical books →

Review: The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang

The Sword of Kaigen is set in the small village on Mt. Takayubi in the Kaigenese Empire, on the Planet Duna in 5369. The setting reflects elements of historical Japan, as well as fantastical and modern elements. The main characters are the Matsuda family, and the story is told primarily from the perspectives of Mamoru, … Continue reading Review: The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang →

Burst Your Own Bubble

I enjoy the essays of David Foster Wallace, the books and short stories of Kurt Vonnegut, and the stand-up comedy of Jon Oliver. I am nearly as ideologically dissimilar from these people as it is possible to be and disagree frequently with aspects of their work, but that doesn’t matter a whit. Increasingly, people close … Continue reading Burst Your Own Bubble →

Mayor Pete’s Likability Doesn’t Make up for his Bad Ideas

Pete Buttigieg is young, funny, and charismatic, a veteran and businessman, and a beloved small-town mayor who can also pack an intellectual punch. Many on both the left and right laugh off the seriousness of his candidacy. Some say that serving as Mayor of South Bend, Indiana does not qualify one for a run for … Continue reading Mayor Pete’s Likability Doesn’t Make up for his Bad Ideas →

The Political Climate on College Campuses Continues to Degrade

The idea that conservative students are uncomfortable on campus is nothing new. But, as political groups grow more insular, and the spectrum of acceptable beliefs appears to be ever shrinking, the problem is only accelerating. According to a recent opinion study of 1,500 college students carried out by One Source, 55.1% of Republican students surveyed … Continue reading The Political Climate on College Campuses Continues to Degrade →

SCOTUS Hands Down Ruling in Timbs V. Indiana

This morning, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the constitutional prohibition on excessive fines applies to states and localities as well. Justice Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the court while Justice Gorsuch, and Justice Thomas wrote concurring opinions. This ruling is a major win for civil liberties organizations that have been working to curtail the … Continue reading SCOTUS Hands Down Ruling in Timbs V. Indiana →

Another Perspective in Criminal Justice

Book Review: In My Father’s House: A New View of How Crime Runs in the Family By Fox Butterfield Alfred A. Knopf Publisher: $26.95 | 288 Pages Recent criminal justice reform measures have opened up the dialogue on crime and criminality, but many aspects of this sphere remain relatively unexplored. Fixing the system requires an … Continue reading Another Perspective in Criminal Justice →

Harris’ Hypocrisy

Senator Kamala Harris, former prosecutor, San Francisco District Attorney, and California Attorney General, recently announced that she’s running for President. Her poor record on criminal justice could come back to haunt her. Criminal justice reform is the talk of the town (if that town is Washington, D.C.) but, it hasn’t always been that way. And, … Continue reading Harris’ Hypocrisy →

Crenshaw, A Class Act

Last week on SNL, comedian Pete Davidson made a joke in poor taste at the expense of then congressional candidate, now Congressman-elect Lt. Com. Dan Crenshaw (TX-2), who lost his eye to an I.E.D.

“There is No Ethical Consumption Under Capitalism”, Insists Student at Elite Private College

Local college student, Thomas Smith, who goes to the #27 ranked school in the country, and whose parents pay full tuition out of pocket, declared in a chant on Friday that there was"No ethical consumption under capitalism". He did so while protesting a College Republicans event on campus, at which a prominent free-market economist was … Continue reading “There is No Ethical Consumption Under Capitalism”, Insists Student at Elite Private College →