Political Science… Oingo Boingo – “War Again” (1994): Protest Song Analysis 7 May 2022 Intro Danny Elfman is my favorite musician ever. Between his work scoring some of my favorite movies and the treasure trove of Oingo Boingo albums he gifted us between 1981…
1990s Protest Music… Four Songs from the End of the Cold War 3 Jun 20213 Jun 2021 Introduction I was born during arguably one of the most tumultuous times for international politics. The year I was born, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ “Doomsday Clock” struck four…
Political Science Curing the American Disease: Trump, Biden, America’s Decay, and the Social Synthesis of Dialecticism 8 Nov 2020 The Friday, November 6, 2020 episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon quotes Mick Mulvaney, Donald Trump's former White House Chief of Staff, as saying that, even if Trump loses the…
1990s Protest Music Preliminary Data on Anti-War Protest Music 3 Sep 2020 As I've written about previously, I'm presently conducting research on the 1990s as a unique phenomenon in the protest music genre. Usually, when we think of protest songs, we think…
1990s Protest Music… The 1990s and the Ignored Political Revolution in Mainstream Music: A New Research Project 4 Aug 20204 Aug 2020 I’m taking on a new project, one that I’m capable of finishing relatively quickly. Mostly, however, it’s something I’m passionate about. That is, I’m starting a research project into the…
Political Science What Is Jacksonian America?: A Primer for Future Analysis 28 Jul 202028 Jul 2020 This essay serves as the background for a future article on America’s abysmal coronavirus response, framing this failure with Jacksonian values, which mire American identity. I wrote much of this…
Political Science From Realist to Moral Crusader to Contradiction: Trump and the Children 23 Jun 201824 Jun 2018 As a longtime student and occasional teacher of international politics, I tend to see the world through the lenses of international relations (IR) theory. These are tools of explanation, capable---more…
North Korea North Korea vs. Trump, and Scientific Analysis vs. Utopia 10 Jun 201811 Jun 2018 I am presently conducting research at one of the US Department of Energy's national laboratories, working alongside physicists, chemists, biologists, environmental scientists, and other experts in the physical fields. I,…
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