Isadore Johnson’s Website

Today, I’ve officially graduated college. Embarrassingly, this semester was probably the worst grades of my life. Though, there is little correlation between learning and grades, so I can take some of it in stride. Some… Read more

Hi, my name is Isadore Johnson, I am a senior economics major testifying on behalf of bill RSB-00247, the bill requiring a policy regarding freedom of expression on campus. I want to thank Representative Cheeseman,… Read more

My organization, Huskies for Free Speech released a statement advocating against mandatory trigger warnings. This shouldn’t be hard to read- it’s less than a page long. It shortly gives a few reasons why making trigger… Read more

Much of the debate about the electoral college is partisan. Republicans mostly like the electoral college because it benefits them because their constituency is spread out. Democrats mostly dislike the electoral college because they believe… Read more

I recently wrote a paper which I’m quite pleased with. From the perspective of a literary analyst at Lippincott, I tried to morally reason through the ethics of doing so. Some context: Johnny Got His… Read more

I recently attended the Rally for a Peaceful Planet, an event put on by the student government. They had three goals: to eliminate refugee caps, to challenge police militarization, and to declare racism a public… Read more

Is it better to have stronger but fewer or weaker yet numerous enemies? This question is one that manifests itself often into political will. Political parties constantly struggle over the correct way of approaching this… Read more

In an effort to promote ideological and intellectual plurality on campus, I’ve been making a conscious effort to interview public intellectuals, especially those whose ideas don’t get talked about much on campus. Starting conversations about challenging topics, and engaging… Read more

In this article, I will argue through four different frameworks — natural rights, Marxism, social justice and intertemporal egalitarianism — why income inequality should be seen as a nonsense political issue, at least in the United States.   By exploring these perspectives, I hope to demonstrate 1) property rights are important; 2) self-professed “egalitarians” at… Read more

Andrew Allison and I wrote this draft under the influence of SFL Top 100 Retreat, This many not be characteristic of either of our best work. Many countries are not happy with the government they… Read more