Random Thoughts: a lacking COVID-19 response
As you may have noticed, COVID-19 is still rampant in the U.S. While there is some evidence to suggest that Omicron cases are peaking, and even dropping off in some areas, the Northeast especially, it...
View ArticleRandom Thoughts: the real polluters
Climate change is one of the greatest threats facing humanity today, especially my generation, and the generations to come. Many environmentally conscious people are doing their best to personally...
View ArticleRandom Thoughts: considering Ukraine’s conflict
If you are literate at all, you probably have noticed that there is a conflict brewing, and boiling over in Eastern Europe. While I am not a fan of the Russian state personally, I am not going to...
View ArticleRandom Thoughts: media literacy and the spectator sport
I now feel as though I understand the atmosphere in this country during the invasion of Iraq. Complete 24/7 media bombardment, incredibly polarized opinions, both in the home and outside, and above...
View ArticleRandom Thoughts: how I research
Basic historical literacy seems to be dwindling. Most people, unfortunately, seem to regurgitate the things they were told in schools, find online, or pick up from people they are around. While this is...
View ArticleRandom Thoughts: the result of the U.S. in Afghanistan
You may recall that the United States recently withdrew last year from its 20 year occupation of Afghanistan after the 2001 invasion. Twenty years later, countless lives, trillions of dollars, and...
View ArticleRandom Thoughts: the forgotten war
Continuing with the cheery topic of catastrophic humanitarian disasters, directly (or indirectly in this specific case) caused by the United States, another muffled war has been occurring for seven...
View ArticleRandom Thoughts: union organizing
You may have heard of the recent decision by workers at an Amazon facility voting to unionize on Friday. This is a landmark development, with Amazon being one of the largest companies in the country,...
View ArticleRandom Thoughts: Thatcher’s legacy
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died nine years ago, and it’s important to analyze her lasting legacy of her time in power and the destruction she wrought on working families and the...
View ArticleRandom Thoughts: celebrity culture
At this point in our development as a society, almost everyone is exposed to mass media and celebrity culture. Celebrity worship is not uncommon, and a standard topic to bring up to “break the ice” is...
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