On Racism and Criminal Justice

While pursuing my political science degree, I took an online summer course titled "Culture, Ideology, and Prisons". The final paper was a summation of the material and my thoughts on incarceration and the viability of its continuation. Although this essay is nearing two years old now, it remains tragically current and likely stands to remain so for the foreseeable future. I apologize for not including a list of references for the included citations., but I have no idea what I did with it. If it ever turns up, I'll be sure to add it. (If anyone specifically wants that information, I could make some time to reconstruct it.) I present the work in its original form, despite my impulse to make edits for readability.

My Introduction to the Gallatin Democrats

This past summer, an opening arose for me to pursue the Democratic Party nomination for Montana House District 68, and I was asked to give a five-minute introductory speech. Although I no longer have the final text as I presented it, the following is a fair representation based on my previous written drafts.

Election Day: When the Voting Ends and the Counting Begins

After a long and often bewildering campaign, we have finally reached Election Day—the conclusion of a season of charged rhetoric, legal posturing, and overwhelming early-voter turnout. Today, however, is only the end of a beginning. We the people have been tasked with selecting a title for the next chapter of American history, and after nearly two years of deliberation, the time for making a choice has come. Millions of us across the country have already submitted ballots, and millions more will cast votes before the polls close.

Tough on China: How a Trade Alliance Can Stop a Trade War

As part of my political science degree, I took a course titled International Relations Theory. For my final project, I drew a fascinating subject that I have been contemplating since the 2016 presidential campaign: U.S./China relations through the lens of neoliberalism/globalism. The following is my case study analysis, which if I were in a position to have a policy stance on the subject rather than just an opinion, this would be it.

The Value of Multicultural Education

I was recently showed an older video on fixing the U.S. education system through the elimination of racial and cultural identifiers and felt compelled to share some of my writings on the subject from my time in the Montana State University education department. What follows is actually a compilation of ten smaller papers in response to assigned readings from a course textbook. While it may at times read like a review, the supplemental research and context add substantially to the original work.

Dismissing the Cause of Scottish Independence

As a respite from the parade of daily essays I have been releasing in bulk, I’ve decided to dig up this paper I wrote for my British Politics class that preceded my trip to the United Kingdom. It seems to be an appropriate time to release this discussion on Scottish independence and UK devolution, given the subject of the third episode.

Great Britain and Historical Perspective: Episode III

Since I’m sitting quietly in the London Heathrow airport, I had just as well be productive, so posting the next essay seems a passable use of my time. Just as the legend of William Wallace is a valuable myth in Scottish history, I was tasked with finding a relatable tale from the United States that all Scottish visitors should be told.