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… Read More ›
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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… Read More ›
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… Read More ›
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… Read More ›
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… Read More ›
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… Read More ›
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… Read More ›
