The Politics of History
Republicans Used to be Liberal, Democrats Conservative
Why Liberals and Conservatives Think Differently, From Someone Who’s Been Both
Which Broadened Freedom For the Oppressed? Liberalism or Conservatism?
Common Issues
The Future of American Politics
Big Government Programs Actually Prevent Totalitarianism
War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ending Democracy is Saving It
Even Oil Companies Know Global Warming is Man-Made
The Last Article on Guns You Will Ever Need to Read
When the U.S. Banned Machine Guns, It Worked
The Last Article on Abortion You Will Ever Need to Read
The Last Article on the Minimum Wage You Will Ever Need to Read
COVID Showed Americans Don’t Leech Off Unemployment Checks
You Can Be Fired For Being Gay in 28 States
The Scope of False Sexual Assault Allegations
Amnesty Solves Conservative Criticisms of Illegal Immigration
Your White Ancestors May Have Immigrated Illegally, Too
Free Market Healthcare is Immoral
Yes, Evolution Has Been Proven
Did Evolution Make it Difficult for Humans to Understand Evolution?
The Enduring Stupidity of the Electoral College
Giant Corporations Are Not Paying Taxes
The MAIN Reasons to Abolish Student Debt
Designing a New Social Media Platform
Slowly Abandoning Online Communication and Texting
Woke Cancel Culture Through the Lens of Reason
Protect Your Relationship From Politics at All Costs
Will the NFL Convert to Flag Football in the Next Century?
Nonverbal People (And Mermaids) Can Consent
Is Altering Offensive Art Whitewashing?
On Poverty
Just How Bad is American Poverty?
Beyond Bootstraps: Why Poverty is So Hard to Escape
Why 56% of Americans Have Under $1,000 in Savings
U.S., Canadian City Governments Ending Homelessness by Offering Jobs
By Conservatives’ Logic, Nearly All Americans (Including Them) Are Lazy
My Time With Special Needs Children
Recent Events
COVID Proved Social Conditions Largely Determine Our Health
Is Time the Only Cure for COVID Foolishness?
Expanding the Supreme Court is a Terrible Idea
We Just Witnessed How Democracy Ends
An Absurd, Fragile President Has Revealed an Absurd, Fragile American System
Someone Worse Than Trump is Coming. Much of the Right Will Vote For Him Too.
Trump Did So Well Because Many Conservatives Are Just Like Him
You’re Not a Bigot, You Just Didn’t Care Enough About Those Trump Attacked
The Absurd Sanders-Trump Comparison
On Democracy and Trump’s Nomination
Trump’s Rhetoric is Nothing New
Palin’s Strained Relationship With Reality
Do Republicans Respect Police Opinion?
GOP Favors Government Surveillance Over Firearm Background Checks
Liberals, Conservatives Agree on Watchlist Danger
“Politicizing” the Orlando Shooting is a Matter of Life and Death
McCain Blames Obama For Orlando Shooting
When Fox News Anchors Broke Rank
Will Bernie Sanders Skydive into His Rally?
Tow Truck Driver: God Said Not to Help Disabled Woman Due to Bernie Sticker
Despite Clinton Lead, Polls Still Show Sanders Would Do Best Against Trump
Sawant Urges Sanders to Form New Party
Clinton and Sanders Battle For the Black Vote
The Youth, the Latino, and the Independent
Sanders Asks Youth to ‘Prove Them Wrong’
Human Rights Campaign Endorses Clinton, Internet Explodes
Maine Democrats to Vote on Eliminating Superdelegates
GOP Attacks Clinton Over Benghazi, But Where Was it After 9/11?
Ben Carson Does Not Do Unto Others
Jill Stein Facing Vandalism Charges After North Dakota Protest
Stein Invites Sanders to Join Green Party Ticket
Johnson Close to Joining Clinton, Trump in Debates
The Three Parties Closest to Breaking the Two-Party System
As an Apology to Barack Obama, Elect a Socialist, a Muslim, then a Foreigner
Obama Urged to Investigate Arizona Vote
Don’t Imprison Teachers For Mentioning Sex
Which Religion is the Primary Victim of ISIS Genocide?
Like Jewish Refugees of Old, Syrian Refugees Pose Little Threat
On Taxpayer-funded Christian Colleges’ Anti-Gay Policies
What Isn’t the Matter with Kansas?
Man Who Shot Reagan to Be Freed After 35 Years
Man Who Bombed Birmingham Church, Killing Four Black Girls, Up For Parole
Neil deGrasse Tyson Responds to “Rationalia” Critics
Assad and U.S.-Backed Forces Starving Towns in Syria
Kentucky Judge Refuses to Marry Atheists
Protesters Shut Down Highway in Minneapolis
Prisoners Break Out of Cell to Help Dying Guard
Who Does Clickbait Best? The Answer May Shock You
Scotland, Northern Ireland May Leave U.K. After Brexit
Half a Million Imprisoned for Drugs
Officer Charged in Freddie Gray’s Death Found Not Guilty on All Charges
Burt Kwouk, Cato in the “Pink Panther” Films, Dies
Preschool-Level Book on Evolution Expected to Help Millions of Adults
10,000 Protest at McDonald’s Headquarters in Chicago
GOP Congressmen Ditch Meeting When Politician Reads Bible
Alabama Teacher Gives Math Test Full of Hoes, Drugs, and Murder
Largest Secular Gathering in American History
Petition to Oust Judge in Stanford Rape Case Sees 500 Signatures a Minute
Shooting Spree in Israel Kills Three
Witches Put Hex on Brock Turner
Judge Persky Pulled from Next Sexual Assault Case
Atheists Dub Ken Ham’s Ark Attraction “Genocide and Incest Park”
“Racist McShootface” Ruining George Zimmerman’s Gun Auction
Texas GOP Decides on Independence Vote
Almost Every Detroit Public School Shut Down as Teachers Protest
Missouri State Sued for Dismissing Counseling Student Who Vowed Not to Counsel Gay Couples
Sweden Investigating Possible ISIS Terror Plot
Obama Sending More Troops to Iraq and Syria
GOP Bill Would Cut Minimum Wage to $4.25 for Many in Puerto Rico
Doctor-Assisted Suicide Nears Approval in Canada
Tennessee Poised to Make the Bible its Official State Book
Rob Ford, Controversial Toronto Mayor, Dead at 46
Alabama Bill Seeks Castration for Male and Female Sex Offenders
Jeffrey Lord Defends Belief the KKK is a “Leftist” Group With “Progressive Agenda”
Supreme Court to Rule on Obama’s Immigration Order
Kansas City
We Can End Homelessness in Kansas City Forever
I Was Arrested For Civil Disobedience in Kansas City. Here’s What Happened.
My Disillusionment With Social Justice Organizing in Kansas City
Kansas City Teens to Speak at Democratic Convention
Atheists Sue Kansas City Over Payment to Baptists
Stand Up KC Takes Over Missouri Capitol
Stand Up KC Marches Against Sexual Harassment
Even Better Than ‘Angels in the Outfield’
Famous Bands That Sang About Kansas City
Conspiracy Theories
On the JFK Assassination Conspiracy Theory
On the Roswell-Alien Conspiracy Theory
On the Flat Earth Conspiracy Theory
On the Moon Landing Conspiracy Theory
Humor/Other
Abigail Adams Returns From Grave to Destroy Bill O’Reilly
Colonial Courting Rituals Would Be Creepy As Sin Today
What State is Kansas City in? Evil Asshole Paul Rudd Explains
First Draft of Trump’s Inauguration Speech Leaked
Examining the 2016 GOP Platform
Talking to Dead People (and Other Candidate Oddities)
Is It Possible For Missouri State to Grow Larger Than Mizzou?
It’s Illegal for Most Public Universities in Missouri to Offer PhDs
Five Ways to Raise MSU’s Profile by 2025
How You Can Help Missouri State Reach an FBS Conference
The Next MSU President Must Commit to Three Goals
It’s a Trap! Neither Star Wars Nor Anything Else Hollywood is Coming to Your City
‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Is Peak Lazy Writing
When to Stop Watching ‘The Walking Dead’
When to Stop Watching ‘Law & Order: SVU’
When to Stop Watching ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’
What Star Trek Can Teach Marvel/DC About Hero v. Hero Fights
A 6/10 for ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 3’
9 Gay Films to Watch Immediately
Academic Papers
Raytown and Visitation (2013)
On Student Teaching (2013)
Foundations of Faith: A Comparative Analysis of Kohlberg, Erikson, and Fowler (2012)
Jane Anyon and Social Class (2012)
At Silver City (2012)
Addressing Sexuality (2012)
Merit Pay (2011)
Bilingual Education (2011)
B is for Bribe (2011)
Jonathan Kozol’s Journey (2011)
The Psychology of Pet Ownership (2010)
George Sakoulas (2005)
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