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I blog for the promotion of critical thinking and cultural, historical, and philosophical literacy.
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I Was Harassed Today (or, This is Trump’s United States)
While having lunch at The Picket Fence Restaurant and Gift Shop in Clute, Texas, with my mom today, I was harassed by a (White) middle-aged man and his family for wearing this Pro Equality t-shirt. (I think it’s worth noting that… Read More ›
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Increasing Budgets, Empty Rooms, and Missing Representatives
As a graduate of Brazosport College and as a citizen who pays taxes to the Brazosport College Taxing District, I enjoy keeping up with some of its activities when/where possible. In 2007, voters approved a $70,000,000 bond. This bond included… Read More ›
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Summer Memories and Photography
A collection of photographs I took last year with my professional camera but never got around to sharing with my readers and followers.
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Everyday Racism in America MicroBlogs
The following is a compilation of thoughts (so-named microblogs) that I live tweeted during MSNBC’s special program tonight, Everyday Racism in America. Please take a look! Thanks! (It might take the page a few seconds longer than usual to load.) Really… Read More ›
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Notes on: “They” as a Gender
Just as with countless other words in English and in other languages, the word “they” does not have any one meaning, nor is its meaning fixed in time. The dictionary defines they as follows: And as will be clear to more… Read More ›
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The President and History
Donald Trump is clearly unusually dangerous to the United States and to the World. He, his family, and his Republican allies are openly destroying important aspects of democracy. This is urgent. This is important. This can’t be said enough. However,… Read More ›
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Representations, Identities and Experiences, and Acting
Frequent and important discussions occur on the topic of privileged performers playing non-privileged people. For example, all too often a cis-gender person plays a trans person, a heterosexual person plays a non-heterosexual person, an able-bodied person plays a disabled person,… Read More ›
