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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, tolerance and equity (which often gets tied into discussions) exist as buzzwords on campus. Though, the understanding of diversity andContinue reading “Q&A with Isadore Johnson: Walking on Eggshells at the University of Connecticut”

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 treasure from an overtly social-justice laden Indiana Jones archetype. what can theoretically offend someone. This interpretation of Indiana Jones isContinue reading “Ever Heard of Intersectionality? You Have Now…”

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 mythical postman riding a mule down the Grand Canyon with a sprawling backpack full of letters would make for anContinue reading “Has Bernie Sanders ever been inside a post office before? Criticizing Bernie’s Postal Banking Act”

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 serious idea: Learning how to think really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think.Continue reading “UConn should adopt Chicago’s principles, not its pizza”

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 to run half marathons with me in the mornings. Every day left me inspired because the growth of children is palpable. CampContinue reading “Hover Hands: Bad in pictures, worse in parenting”

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 to officially start a Young Americans for Liberty chapter on campus. I reached out to no less than five political science professorsContinue reading “Defending Capitalism? Oh snap-it-alism!”

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 may be challenging to understand why. Why does “The Alchemist” compel people to follow their dreams in ways that self-help books neverContinue reading “Fixate on fiction”

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 Thomas sees the world through an identity structured around afro-pessimism which asserts that white liberals and leftists remain unreliable and thatContinue reading “Affirmative distraction: Another morally dubious policy”

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 interview has been abbreviated for clarity.   Isadore: Do you define socialism as “a system where sectors of the economy and basic aspectsContinue reading “An interview with Nathan Robinson from Current Affairs”

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 political and pragmatic constraints. The Greta Thunberg doctrine of politics seems unwilling to engage with critics, willfully blind to the human cost of energyContinue reading “You’re right Greta, you shouldn’t be up there!”