Dear Olive Garden, On Friday, October 5, 2018, at 11:21 AM CST you shared the following post and picture from Courtney Ruth Pedigo. For perpetuity, the original post–and picture–are located below, too. Tonight my family and I went out to Olive Garden for dinner, and per Harlynn’s usual she did everything but sit in her high chairContinue reading “Olive Garden’s Promotion of Racism, An Open Letter”
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An Open Letter to the 47th President of the United States
Dear Forty-seventh President of the United States, We don’t know who you will be, or even if you’ll ever come to be at this point. Trumpism is causing such division, is perpetuating such hatred toward minorities, and is turning a blind eye to so many laws and traditions that there is no guarantee that theContinue reading “An Open Letter to the 47th President of the United States”
An Open Letter to Neil Gorsuch
Dear Judge Gorsuch, You have promised to uphold the law and to be fair. Given that the Senate has moved to change the rules in order to place you on the highest court in the United States, you have an obligation to withdrawal your name from consideration. Winning by cheating is not winning, nor–in this case–isContinue reading “An Open Letter to Neil Gorsuch”
An Open Letter to Employers (Please respect our students.)
Dear Employers in the United States, Many of your employees are students of mine. I have been teaching for ten years now, and I see it every single semester: Students, my students, have to miss class or even have to dropout sometimes because you will not accommodate their classes, because ultimately, you don’t respect theirContinue reading “An Open Letter to Employers (Please respect our students.)”
An Open Letter to President Obama: Too Many Black Churches Have Been Attacked
Dear President Obama, As we all know, sadly, the SEVENTH Black Church caught on fire tonight since the Charleston, South Carolina, tragedy. This is far too many, and likely does not include some tragedies. As a possible starting preventive measure, I suggest you set up some kind of emergency federal/FBI/Justice Department hotline for Black people to callContinue reading “An Open Letter to President Obama: Too Many Black Churches Have Been Attacked”
An Open Letter to Chris Kolmar and Nick Johnson of RoadSnacks: Please Remember People Have Feelings
Dear Chris Kolmar and Nick Johnson, A week or two ago your article, “These Are, Undeniably, The 10 Worst Places To Live In Texas” caught my attention. Initially, it caught my attention because I teach Texas History, and I always look for various lists like this to get student to discuss present-day Texas and all of the ways in which it is viewed,Continue reading “An Open Letter to Chris Kolmar and Nick Johnson of RoadSnacks: Please Remember People Have Feelings”
An Open Letter To My Readers: A Day of Thanksgiving
Dear readers, family, and friends, In lieu of my annual posting such as the one here from last year or on Facebook about the “evils” of Thanksgiving in terms of its connotations and associated historical memories, I wanted to do something different. A dedicated day to give thanks and recognize such is important. I trulyContinue reading “An Open Letter To My Readers: A Day of Thanksgiving”
An Open Letter and Request to the Bush and Clinton Family – Please Do Not Run For Office
Dear Bush Family and Clinton Family, In particular: Jed Bush, I know George W. Bush has recently encouraged you to run for President next time around. Hillary Clinton, I know people have expressed hopes that you too will run for this office, and based on some of your actions, there have been speculations that you might.Continue reading “An Open Letter and Request to the Bush and Clinton Family – Please Do Not Run For Office”
Dr. Andrew Joseph Pegoda 