Social/Political Hub
This page collects my writing on political history and social commentary, along with the cultural debates that are popular today. I try focus on a more thoughtful, structural perspective. Here you’ll find historical looks at presidents and executive power, critiques of political tribalism and media incentives, and in-depth series on the cultural roots of marriage, health, and identity. My goal is to move beyond familiar stories and ask deeper questions about how our institutions and beliefs really work.
- George Washington, the Formation of a President — Part 1, how George’s experiences shaped his beliefs, which would later bear on his Presidency
- How Ronald Reagan Became a Republican — How Reagan’s experience shaped his political beliefs, which informed his Presidency
- Ronald Reagan’s Presidency and Legacy — Me analyzing Regan’s Presidency, the good and the bad
- How Reddit Profits from Public Shaming — The mechanism hidden in plain sight, and why it’s toxic
- Trump Venezuela Intervention — Investigating the dangers of calling an occupation “law enforcement”
- Presidential Conflicts of Interest — My piece arguing that the fact that oversight fails matters more than any single instance of corruption
- Testing Constraints — constitutional constraint has shifted from a default that precedes executive action to a remedy invoked only after the action has already occurred
- Why I Can’t Support Donald Trump — I talk about the roots of my problem with Trump, and how I have learned to deal with Trump supporters
- How to Become President — A step by step for how I think someone could ideally prepare for the Presidency
- Donald Trump’s Relationship with the Truth — I discuss how it’s hard to believe someone who lies all the time
- The Most Important Findings About Exercise — Writing about the findings of the US Department of Health and Human Services
- The Most Important Findings About Nutrition — Writing about the Dietary Guidelines for Americans by the USDA
- The Dangers of Blind Loyalty to Political Parties — I discuss the inherent dangers of voting for a party instead of the individual running
- Conservatives and Liberals, Where Do You Fit? — A 16-item questionnaire by the Pew Research Center, and my responses to it
- Black Lives Matter–A White Guy’s Perspective — I give my thoughts on the BLM movement
- Regarding the Coronavirus — My thoughts on COVID, back when it was happening
- Extremely Strong and Powerful in His Denial – My reaction to Trump believing Putin who said they didn’t try to interfere in the 2016 election
- Gun Ownership and Gun Control in America — My thoughts on gun control
- What is Marriage? — Starting an 8-part series where I discuss and advocate for the conjugal view of marriage
- What is Marriage, Part 2 — What the term ‘comprehensive union’ means, and how it must apply to marriage
- What is Marriage, Part 3 — Marriage has public value, and marriage’s relationship with the state
- What is Marriage, Part 4 — Marriage is not infinitely changeable, without losing its value
- What is Marriage, Part 5 — I discuss the harm that would result by changing the definition of marriage
- What is Marriage, Part 6 — Why changing the definition of marriage threatens moral and religious freedom
- What is Marriage, Part 7 — I discuss justice and equality as it relates to marriage
- What is Marriage, Part 8 — The conjugal view of marriage doesn’t harm same-sex couples in any way the law can redress
- Female Self-Image in American Society — Discussing the harmful messages women receive about their bodies from American society
- Does Education Make Us Politically Dumber? — The title says it all
- What It Means to be a Man — What I think are the most important values a man should have
- My Opinion on the Iraq War — The piece that really started my blog. I had to get this off my chest after the war ended