by Michael Dressler | Oct 27, 2017
In order to clear my name in the minds of readers who might perceive my identification of an upper class as a damnation of wealth or the American Dream, I’d just like to say that that couldn’t be further from the truth. While I believe an isolated class of the United...
by Michael Dressler | Oct 20, 2017
While there’s a lot of possibilities for issues to address from your previous post, the persistent wave of paperwork and readings that the Fall semester gladly sends my way is an unfortunate, but not unwelcome, limitation on my available time. So, I think the most...
by Michael Dressler | Oct 13, 2017
In your previous piece you mention Professor John McWhorter’s point about the failings of the African American community being fueled by flaws present within their culture. This is an interesting sentiment that I’ve actually thought about for quite some time, though I...
by Michael Dressler | Oct 6, 2017
During some of the very little downtime that I have while school is in session, I found myself reading a Washington Post article from 2016 by Elahe Izadi entitled “Black Lives Matter and America’s long history of resisting civil rights protesters.” What I found...
by Michael Dressler | Sep 29, 2017
At the end of your previous piece, you brought up three very well-known Presidents of the United States – Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. It’s easy to see why these three men are so legendary in American history. Jefferson was a...