David Risselada 
The U.S. Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, has officially declared gun violence to be a public health crisis. This occurred after telling Congress he had no intention of using his office as a bully pulpit to push an agenda. While serving under the Obama administration, Murthy was part of an organization called Doctors for Obama that … Read more
Last August, I wrote an article on the Rahimi case, which The Supreme Court ruled on this past Friday. I argued they would do one of two things. They would either throw the issue out, because disarming someone under a domestic violence restraining order happens with no due process, or, they would side with the … Read more
Critical Race Theory has fascinated me since 2012, when I was a student in an undergraduate social work program. After refusing to accept the tenets of social justice, and that I had white privilege, the professors, in not such a subtle way, told me I wasn’t fit for the field. It was way worse than … Read more
Race still lingers as a major issue in American politics in ways that seem hard to understand. We are constantly being referred to as a nation founded on white supremacy. Terms like white privilege and whiteness are still gaining traction, as the belief that being white alone is enough to make you racist continues to … Read more
Let’s see. It is Sunday, December 24th, another Christmas Eve. What is there to write about today? In a disturbing trend that appears to be repeating itself all too often, a federal judge in Massachusetts has blocked an attempt by the National Association of Gun Rights to get an injunction against the state’s “assault weapon” … Read more
Sometimes I find myself at a loss. The past few years have been quite an experience for me as I have taken a deep dive into the studies of persuasive communications and their relationship to propaganda and attitude change. I also self-published a book on Critical Race Theory, attempting to show readers just how deep … Read more
There’s another reason for working inside the system. Dostoevski said that taking a new step is what people fear most. Any revolutionary change must be proceeded by a passive, affirmative, non-challenging attitude toward change among the mass of our people. They must feel so frustrated, so defeated, so lost, and so futureless in the prevailing … Read more
I want to talk about the Second Amendment. Aside from my usual interests in persuasion and propaganda, the Second Amendment is something I care deeply about. Not necessarily because I am a gun nut, well I am, but I understand the connection between having a so-called right to life and possessing the ability to protect … Read more
If there was one question Americans must ask themselves, one that rose above the fray as the question that will define what it means to be an American, what would it be? We live our lives day in and day out believing that we are free, but do we even give much thought to that … Read more
Often, after a traumatic event such as a mass shooting, or an economic crisis of some sort, people commonly ask if “America is at a crossroads.” This implies that Americans face a question that will determine not only the fate of the nation but also their lives on a more personal level. America was at … Read more
