David Risselada 
The second amendment appears to be winning some major victories after the New York State Pistol and Rifle Association v. Bruen Supreme Court case. The court decided that any restrictions against gun rights must be viewed from the traditional and historical understanding of the amendment when it was written and that a two-step approach to … Read more
In my book, A Critical Look at CRT in Education, Research, and Social Policy, I discuss the core tenets that make up Critical Race Theory and the fact that it is much more than meets the eye. Since the Obama days, Americans have awakened to the rampant use of race as a weapon, with terms … Read more
Sitting at a stoplight, the dull grayness of the day setting a quiet, somber mood, I listen to the quiet pitter-patter of a light rain, gently bouncing off my windshield. Around me, life is happening. Others in their own vehicles, living their own lives and dealing with their own problems. I wonder to myself what … Read more
President Biden recently remarked on his latest move to forgive student loan debt. These remarks show the real racist attitudes that America contends with every day. Racist attitudes that show where the real racism is. The heart of the Democrat party. Biden stated that student debt burdened Black and Hispanic students more because they … Read more
My latest ebook, “A Critical Look at CRT in Education, Research, and Social Policy,” is now available on Amazon. I have been working on it since April. My intent was to keep it short and sweet, as CRT is complicated enough as it is. With 12 chapters falling under 190 pages, I briefly cover Critical … Read more
The following is the foreword from my upcoming book “A Critical Look at CRT in Education, Law, and Society.” I am finishing up the final chapters and will put it through another round of editing as I have edited each chapter as I go. I am not entirely settled on the title as of now, … Read more
Robert Greenleaf wrote in his essay “The servant as leader,” that a leader who seeks to serve people places that desire as his or her top priority. The desire to only lead, according to Greenleaf (1977), can be derived from feelings of power and a drive to acquire material possessions (Greenleaf, 1977). According to Greenleaf … Read more
The following is a brief look at the first five pages of Chapter 7, from my upcoming book on Critical Race Theory. It is coming along very well and I am hoping to have it completed by the end of the summer, if not sooner. I am trying to keep it short and sweet, with … Read more
The following is a sneak peek into the first few pages of Chapter 3 of my book on Critical Race Theory. CRT scholarship, like many other fields of the social sciences, is heavily biased and starts from a preconceived notion that racism exists everywhere. As I show in the following piece, social justice researchers deliberately … Read more
The following is a little taste of my upcoming book on Critical Race Theory. Chapter One focuses exclusively on the origins and applications of Critical Theory itself. It is, in my opinion, essential that people understand that the basic precepts of Critical Theory are unstoppable. The state of Florida, for example, has banned the use … Read more
