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Published on September 4, 2020 on Speech First https://speechfirst.org/news/qa-with-isadore-johnson-walking-on-eggshells-at-the-university-of-connecticut/ Tell us about the culture of diversity and tolerance at the University of Connecticut. Does it really foster inclusivity and acceptance as it claims to? Diversity,… Read more

Published on April 2, 2020 on Dan Cirucci’s website https://dancirucci.blogspot.com/search?q=isadore+johnson One buzzword in left-wing circles that’s been floating around recently is ‘intersectionality.’  Social justice types like to talk about intersectionality as if it’s some mystical… Read more

Published in the Daily Campus on September 17, 2019 http://dailycampus.squarespace.com/stories/2019/9/17/criticizing-bernies-postal-banking Senator Bernie Sanders’ idea to increase the responsibilities of the glorious post office by making it into a bank has been gaining traction recently. Sentimentality of the… Read more

Published in the Daily Campus on September 24, 2019 http://dailycampus.squarespace.com/stories/2019/9/24/uconn-should-adopt-chicagos-principles Author David Foster Wallace had a point that “the liberal arts cliché about teaching you to think is actually shorthand for a much deeper, more… Read more

Published October 1, 2019 http://dailycampus.squarespace.com/stories/2019/10/1/op-ed-helicopter-parents I was a camp counselor this summer and I loved telling my kids that pine cones were nocturnal hedgehogs, or that the sun was made out of fluorescent cheese. I even encouraged them… Read more

Published in the Daily Campus on October 7, 2019 http://dailycampus.squarespace.com/stories/2019/07/10/defending-capitalism-oh-snap-it-alism The last several weeks for me could be denoted by midterms, chaos and a lack of sleep. Along with my president Sean Oppenheimer, I’ve been trying… Read more

Published in the Daily Campus on October 15, 2019 http://dailycampus.squarespace.com/stories/2019/10/15/fixate-on-fiction Be it “Sesame Street,” “Game of Thrones” or even “Plato’s Republic,” much of the cultural canon revolves around fiction. Despite having false elements, fiction holds great importance to our society. At first glance, it… Read more

Published in the Daily Campus on October 21, 2019 http://dailycampus.squarespace.com/stories/2019/10/21/affirmative-distraction-another-morally-dubious-policy Clarence Thomas is arguably the most powerful black man in America. The Enigma of Clarence Thomas, a new book that has come out, argues that Clarence… Read more

Published in the Daily Campus on November 12, 2019 http://dailycampus.squarespace.com/stories/2019/11/12/an-interview-with-nathan-robinson-from-current-affairs In an effort to achieve productive discourse on campus, I reached out to Nathan Robinson, Editor-in-Chief of “Current Affairs,” a socialist magazine, to understand what he means by socialism. This… Read more

Published in the Daily Campus on November 14, 2019 http://dailycampus.squarespace.com/stories/2019/11/14/youre-right-gretanbspyou-shouldnt-be-up-therenbsp Greta’s presence on the world stage seems counterproductive due to her strategy of alarmism, her lack of awareness on the issue she advocates for and a general ignorance to… Read more