The US Constitution protects not only popular activities, but unpopular activities like hate speech, gun ownership, abortion, protest, and religion.
Abortion - January 19, 2007
The abortion debate is unrealistic and immoral.
Radio Obscenity Rule - February 19, 2007
A DJ's thoughts on use of language on the radio.
Can't Say That (in Civil Service) - July 5, 2006
Government service and political ambitions are limiting in different ways.
Stealing - March 28, 2008
What does it mean to steal in our digital age?
Internet and Social Change - October 15, 2004
How the Internet allows for free speech and discussion.
Narrow Minded - August 29, 2007
We need to think beyond our narrow perspectives.
Defining to Repudiate - November 10, 2006
Some thoughts on the word in context with modern society.
Let's Spend the Night Together - October 7, 2005
How one Stones song went from Taboo to Family Radio.
Can Words Hurt? - September 13, 2004
Words gain all their meaning through symbolism.
Moral Permissiveness - July 13, 2004
People should consider all thoughts and possibilities, even if they are 'wrong'.
It Is A Funny Thing To Mock - June 19, 2004
Thoughts on social satire and it's place at challenging a free society.
Our Ability to Grow - September 20, 2003
Free speech allows us to critically consider things, including those of bad taste.
Celebrate the 4th by Burning a Flag - July 3, 2006
Mixing patrotism with protest and your right to challenge government.
America and It's Flag - May 30, 2004
Thoughts on being an American and the flag means this Memorial Day Weekend.
It's A Noose - December 21, 2007
Offensive as they maybe, they are little more then symbols of hatred.
Let the Man Speak - September 24, 2007
Ahmadinejad should be allowed to speak at Columbia.
Don Imus - April 23, 2007
The Imus case reflects stupidity and dishonesty in our society.
Jyllands-Posten Cartoons Debacle - September 20, 2006
Cartoons should not be taken so seriously.
Ward Churchill and Hamilton College - April 27, 2005
Free speech must extend even to those who message bothers us.
Neo-Nazis Must Be Protected - December 31, 2004
Giving free speech rights to hate groups creates possiblity of meaningful dialog.
You Do Your Thing - July 6, 2007
Gay marrriage shouldn't be a concern for most people.
What Does Homosexuality Mean Today? - December 12, 2005
Being gay should be about loving each other and not preverse sexual relations.
Being Gay - June 17, 2005
Questioning the meaning of being gay and how society should view it.
Homosexuality and Society - November 20, 2004
Short analysis of select issues regarding sexual freedom and same sex relations.
What Does Justice Mean Today? - September 8, 2008 (Featured)
Considering the many aspects of justice and fairnesss.
Intent in Judging Crimes - February 7, 2006
Using intent to judge the severity of punishment is inaccurate but sometimes makes a lot of sense.
Civil Justice as Real Justice - August 31, 2005
The criminal justice system should be scrapped for a strong tort system.
Justice as Partisan - August 16, 2005
Why justice is rarely immunine from politics and parties.
Life as the Freedom of the Individual - September 15, 2008 (Featured)
Thoughts on how society elevates biological life while deminishes freedom.
Humans at the End of the Day - September 1, 2008 (Featured)
Despite our technological abilities, we must respect god and the planet we live on.
Death Penality - May 31, 2006
Putting down animals should be not much different then our state's policy.
People as Just Animals - November 13, 2005
We would be so much better if we lived closer to earth.
You Have No Dignity - April 11, 2005
The lost of a word led to less freedom for all Americans.
Life and Death Politics - March 29, 2005
Looking at the meaning of Shiavo and Chippewa Indian Killer.
Outbreak: Soverignity and Life - December 15, 2003
After watching Outbreak about a month ago, I decided to think about what it meant to be human and the concept of freedom.
Sucide in a Culture of Life - September 27, 2003
Our society's culture of life needs to be challenged and questioned.
Legalize Suicide - December 1, 2002
A culture of freedom rather then of life is desirable.
Live Free or Die - June 1, 2002
Is this existential question of democracy?
The Media Are Right - February 16, 2007
Despite cynicism the media is right much of the time.
Bring Back the Party Papers - January 26, 2007
Why we need partisan reporting.
Sinning with WROW - June 14, 2006
How one liberal got to like WROW.
News Blame Game - August 28, 2003
Andrew thinks we blame the news for being so bad, while we all want different things.
Same Ol' Radio - July 31, 2002
Unique music in our country has been standardized.
Facebook and the EAC - October 23, 2006
Why hiding ourselves on facebook is not a way to build a reputation.
Cameras on the Street - February 27, 2006
Privaacy concerns about police survillence can be dealt with good policies on camera.
Reviewing Notions of Privacy - December 6, 2004
A second look at privacy in American society.
Photography and Privacy - November 5, 2004
A look at the privacy issues I run into when I take photos.
What Does Privacy Mean Today? - October 23, 2003
A look at privacy and it's ramifications on a democractic society.
Albany's Race Problem - February 6, 2008
People like to blame guns, because it's easier then being realistic about race.
Lyndon Johnson and Martin Luther King - January 21, 2008
Hillary’s remarks on President Johnson ring clear on this holiday.
Martin Luther King Day - January 15, 2007
Race as we remember MLK.
Is Feminism Dead? - September 25, 2006
The fate of feminism is tied to the Democratic Party.
Racist Symbolism - June 1, 2006
How I still associate blacks with certain bad things.
Racism or Urbanism - February 25, 2006
Do we dislike blacks or just the culture they too often represent?
Blacks in Pickup Trucks - September 8, 2005
The trouble I have with seeing blacks driving trucks.
Growth of White Power Music - July 1, 2004
Thoughts on growth of racist music, social alienation, and youth rebellion.
Another Essay on Tolerance - May 16, 2004
Exploring the meaning of true tolerance and what it means to accept deviance.
Politizing Cultural Diversity - March 5, 2003
Andrew complains about the liberal-bias in the Cultural Diversity class he is taking.
Trent Lott and the Black Lobby - November 30, 2002
Andrew disagree's with some black's lynching of Trent Lott...
An Alternative Look at Slavery - September 30, 2002
Andrew says black slavery at the begining of our nation, isn't the great evil we sometimes portray it to be.
Considering the Silent Majority: A Label Playing Off Class Conflict for Political Gain - April 30, 2002
A short paper written for Introduction to Sociology on the silent majority, and use of this label for political gain.
When Fairness Becomes Racist. - January 31, 2002
Discussing the need to treat all the same.
Analysis of the Southern Ideology on Slavery - December 31, 2001
A short paper discussing slavery and it's rationalization.
Average American - September 30, 2001
How stereotyping and prejudice hurts us all.
On Black Culture: And It's Advancement - April 30, 2001
A short essay recrying racism and our lack of solutions it.
Civil Rights Act of 1965 Didn't End Hate. - March 31, 2001
Thoughs on Civil Rights Legislation, and the need for a steppast legistlation..
Judgment Day - December 7, 2007
The day of reckoning may be far off, but we are always affecting our world.
Tao of Cowboy - June 4, 2007
Things we can learn from taoism in our lives.
Christmas List 2006 - December 25, 2006
Some Christmas wishes.
Our Greatest Sin - January 20, 2006
Failure to change the world as Jesus would want is everybody's biggest sin.
Greatest Christmas Gift - December 18, 2005
Some things beyond gifts we all should treasure on Christmas.
Do I Oppose Stem Cell Research? - June 24, 2005
Stem cell research can be good or bad depending on how it's used.
Religion in Schools - March 28, 2005
Why creationism and school prayer should play a role in education.
Freedom in the Book of Gensis - February 21, 2005
One perspective on the bible and notions of freedom.
Christmas Eve Service - December 24, 2004
Looking at Religion, Freedom and Christ's Birth.
Imagine - February 28, 2002
A short essay on imagination and how it can help improve our world.
On The Black God - March 31, 2001
Thoughs on morality, bible thumbing, and hate crimes.
Virgina Tech Shootings - April 18, 2007
More evidence not for laws but for community.
High School Harassment - February 17, 2005
A look back at the emotionally abused students.
Creating a School Shooter - January 19, 2005
A look at how disfunctional environments create terrorists.
A Lack of School Freedom Breeds Hate - March 1, 2001
When students lose or don't learn there rights, America loses.
Why I Want to Own a Handgun - July 2, 2008
And why New York makes it so difficult to do so.
Why the 2nd Amendment Matters - January 28, 2008
Some thoughts on why the right to bear arms is so important.
The Second Admendment - October 15, 2007
Trying to make sense of what the founding founders wrote.
Guns and the Mentally Ill - June 15, 2007
Some thoughts on reforming gun control in our country.
Guns from a Symbolic Interactionist Perspective - June 30, 2005
A look at those things that scare some people and are a natural part of others lives.
Masturbate - January 5, 2007
Why not? Some thoughts on sexual freedom.
Public Sex - October 13, 2006
Why must sex be a secret?
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