Sometimes it’s difficult to understand what’s truly at stake with race relations when it comes to Affirmative Action.
The Evidence Against Iraq
A controversial post that remains valid today.
Security vs. Liberty: The Myth of “Nothing to Hide”
There have been several disturbing polls in the past year that are truly frightening. In them, a trend is emerging: the American citizenry is becoming more and more willing to trade in its precious freedoms (the little that they have) for the perception of security.
Philosophy of Grading
Perhaps there is nothing more controversial in a classroom as the grading procedures. I have long been an staunch critic of the traditional “percentage” system of grading, for a number of reasons. As I enter the classroom yet again, my controversial system is again called in question, and I feel that perhaps this might be a useful description of why and how I grade the way I do.