I’m struggling to find words to write. Instead, I will post the Tweets below. Rest in peace, Officer Jackson…. This is Officer Montrell Jackson’s son. Officer Jackson was killed in #BatonRouge today. Violence must STOP. pic.twitter.com/7otMSsy4N0 — Jessie Karangu (@JMKTV) July 17, 2016 A recent post from Officer Montrell Jackson, who was shot & killed
Category: Politics
Hegel
After 9/11, there was a massive push from our citizens to quickly put “boots on the ground” in Afghanistan. My first gut reaction was: this won’t end well. After Germany fully opened its borders to immigrants from Syria, I thought: there’s going to be push-back. No, I’m not a political scientist, and I don’t try
Satire
Satire is very powerful. The use of barbed humor and irony to draw attention to issues is age-old. It’s a way to be very creative, too. Take a look at the video below. It’s very funny and full of meaning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHLRj1LaPiQ
4th of July Wishes
A happy 4th to all! I’m late to send those wishes, as we just arrived back from our fishing outing. In this election year, I’m hopeful that we focus on personal freedoms that are wholesome and empowering. I also am reminded of a great song, which two of our children sang. It starts pretty normal,
Brexit
Wow. I think the recent referendum in Britain is an example of asymmetric outcomes. In a small serendipity, in college, my senior essay was on the economic impact of the EU. (In another small serendipity, my advisor was Rick Levin, who chaired the Economics Department and later became Yale’s President. No, he didn’t remember me
Memorial Day 2016
It’s Memorial Day, and it’s raining. I think patriotism is a complicated topic. I think it is a good thing to be proud of your nation. But, I think it’s a bad thing to swerve to jingoism. So, for this post, I’d like to focus on those men and women who ventured abroad, fought, and