Publications
The sliding glass patio door of my fifth-floor apartment is open. It is late morning on the Saturday before my Jurisprudence exam, and I am desperately trying to pin myself down. We’ve had the whole semester to gnaw at these issues – at this framework. Surely, there has been adequate time to generate some feelings on the material. I told you about my open patio door, because just a moment ago,...
A Question of Justice: Reflections on Learning Critical Race Theory in Jurisprudence Class
Dec 08, 2021
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I'm a simple man. Frankly, I'm dangerously close to being a simpleton. Sometimes I think I know it all, but really I know only a little. It's very tempting to ask, "what's going on in those secret government bunkers?" I admit it to being curious. Trust is not something that should be given blindly. With all this out of the way, how do I think we should feel about science? Do I trust science? What ...
Should We Trust Science?
Oct 15, 2021
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The tide is shifting. The forty classmates who definitely hated me prior to today are slowly warming up to me. Why? Well, for one thing - my "arch nemesis" in class - (the younger than me white guy [I'm white] I keep arguing with about critical race theory) becomes more unlikeable every time he opens his mouth. He is super into the idea of Supreme Court Justices making laws based on race, but for ...
The Twists and Turns of Jurisprudence
Sep 29, 2021
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