That said, I would be a fool if I didn’t take some responsibility for what happened. “Hot takes” are deliberately designed to incite responses, and if one isn’t surgically precise with those jabs, then they can be applied in ways the author never intended. I’m not a novice. Communication is my area of study. Yet I crafted a provocative statement which wasn’t carefully aimed. I take responsibility for that.
Originally written as a Letter to the Editor of The Oakland Post, the student Newspaper of Oakland University. Published September 8, 2013 Dear Brian, I agree with many of your points, but I found your conclusion confusing. I believe ignorance and apathy are far more destructive to our society than a lack of culture. What’s … Read more
Trouble With War I find myself at an interesting impasse. I suppose it was only a matter of time. Let me begin by saying, I’m not “anti-war”, but I’m even less “pro-war”. I don’t support war as a first option. But, I believe there are times where evil people leave no other choice but for … Read more
So, I called it. Not too long ago I mentioned a little tid-bit about how I thought the Republican party was in the midst of a Civil War. Well, it looks like I’m not the only one seeing it. Jenny Beth Martin, leader of the Tea Party Patriots (wait, isn’t the Tea Party suppose to … Read more