I just came across this interesting piece on politics by Francis Ghilès published by CIDOB on the upcoming June 30th election. For one, I just learned the term, "Euroscepticism," that captures the notion within Europe of opposition to the…
I highly recommend this book. It was authored by former Politico Magazine chief political correspondent Tim Alberta who now writes for The Atlantic. He grew up in a white protestant church where his father served as a preacher for many…
Even if one is not up front with one's political views, students can generally guess what their professor's views are. A really good point here on the question of indoctrination is that many views are discredited and should not be taught…
This is absolutely Gen Z's and Millennials' opportunity to pick the next president. Together, according to Harvard University pollster, John Della Volpe (2022), they represent close to 40 percent of the electorate. Pretty impressive.
Interesting read. Though not as scholarly as I would have preferred, what I am reading here tends to nevertheless align with what I've read about Generation Z (Gen Z). Dr. Dennington nevertheless provides a framework that gets at sources…
Alberta Phillips, a member of the Austin Planning Commission, writes cogently on how politics often makes for strange bedfellows. Good ol' liberal Austin leaders are, in effect, converging with the anti-diversity agenda in the making of…
I encourage all to view this short video featuring NAACP President GaryBledsoe from a talk he delivered at UT during the 2023 Texas legislative session. He explains why the Texas State Legislature planned to remove Diversity Equity and…
Fascinating analysis by Maria Teresa Kumar who leads an important national organization named Voto Latino (or Latino Vote). The growth of the Latino population means that their share of the vote has also increased. Based on the…
Here is an article appearing in Youth Today, authored by Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut Professor Isaac Kamola, that provides a helpful over-arching sense of the ultra-conservative political landscape that should concern us all.
Such eloquence by the Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony, president of the Detroit branch of the NAACP calling out Trump's hypocrisy when he visited a Black church in Detroit over the weekend. According to another news source, The New Republic,…
As we consider the current politics surrounding DEI programs, there are many things to consider as there is often a big distance between saying one values workplace diversity and the task of actually carrying it out and managing it well.
Sharing with you this opportunity to listen to all the recordings from this powerful, recent symposium titled, "A Century of Eugenics on our Borders" held on May 28, 2024 You may find ample resources at their website, too, that I encourage…
I found this piece to be encouraging, particularly in attempts at censorship within academia. Authors Dromi and Stabler are absolutely correct that we are often too quick to call out cancel culture, overlooking scholars who challenge…
This piece by Russell Gold in this month's Texas Monthly is a lengthy, worthwhile read. You can't make this stuff up. It's interesting to juxtapose Tim Dunn's vision of a theocracy from marked declines in religious affiliations according…