Opinionated OIF Vet
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Husband, Father, Grandfather and disabled veteran with a Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice and a Masters degree in Legal Studies. PhD application is pending. 🏳️🌈💙
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This was my initial reaction reading it weeks ago:
June 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This was my initial reaction reading it weeks ago:
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I say “most appalling” because— while I loathe the 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘸 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳 nonsense, I think I have to actually ask in what world would any competent academic in American history and/or political thought read that paper and think it is well done. The morality of it all aside, the substance is bad.
June 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I say “most appalling” because— while I loathe the 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘸 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳 nonsense, I think I have to actually ask in what world would any competent academic in American history and/or political thought read that paper and think it is well done. The morality of it all aside, the substance is bad.
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This might be the most appalling thing Blackman has written. In what world would a white nationalist paper that treats history reductively, rehashes old Redeemer talking points, and leans into racist tropes of old for use in our time, deserve an “A” in any circumstance? reason.com/volokh/2025/...
Grading The Controversial Florida Seminar Paper
Earlier today I wrote about the New York Times expose concerning the grading of a student seminar paper at the University...
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June 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This might be the most appalling thing Blackman has written. In what world would a white nationalist paper that treats history reductively, rehashes old Redeemer talking points, and leans into racist tropes of old for use in our time, deserve an “A” in any circumstance? reason.com/volokh/2025/...
From a high school gpa of 2.294 to being. PhD student. Chase those goals.
June 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
From a high school gpa of 2.294 to being. PhD student. Chase those goals.
I have an admissions interview next week for a PhD program in Criminal Justice.
May 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I have an admissions interview next week for a PhD program in Criminal Justice.
I submitted applications to 10 law schools in April and just received my first response.
May 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I submitted applications to 10 law schools in April and just received my first response.
All of my law school applications have been submitted. Now I have to wait to find out if I can get accepted to a PhD program or law school.
April 15, 2025 at 11:49 PM
All of my law school applications have been submitted. Now I have to wait to find out if I can get accepted to a PhD program or law school.
Working on my law school applications.
April 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Working on my law school applications.
I came across a new book that may interest you called Mythologizing the Past by Sean M. Rafferty.
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April 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I came across a new book that may interest you called Mythologizing the Past by Sean M. Rafferty.
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I’ve decided that I will finally be submitting the application for law school this year.
February 22, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I’ve decided that I will finally be submitting the application for law school this year.
I have absolutely no confidence in the idea that this Supreme Court will end up on the right side of history on any issue.
January 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I have absolutely no confidence in the idea that this Supreme Court will end up on the right side of history on any issue.
The job interview is done and now I play the waiting game.
January 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The job interview is done and now I play the waiting game.
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Just throwing this out there.
The number of deaths associated with the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol — an attack on democracy— is greater than those resulting from the Boston “Massacre” of 1770.
The number of deaths associated with the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol — an attack on democracy— is greater than those resulting from the Boston “Massacre” of 1770.
January 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Just throwing this out there.
The number of deaths associated with the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol — an attack on democracy— is greater than those resulting from the Boston “Massacre” of 1770.
The number of deaths associated with the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol — an attack on democracy— is greater than those resulting from the Boston “Massacre” of 1770.
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The Bible never condemns slavery
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January 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The founders literally kidnapped, bought, and sold “the people” like you or I might buy or sell a book or piece of furniture. Huge swaths of “the people” were held to be second class citizens or had their personhood outright denied. Basing your position on what the founders believed isn’t a flex.
January 14, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The founders literally kidnapped, bought, and sold “the people” like you or I might buy or sell a book or piece of furniture. Huge swaths of “the people” were held to be second class citizens or had their personhood outright denied. Basing your position on what the founders believed isn’t a flex.
Originalism and it’s related theories are nothing more than a spectre used by the judicial branch to sidestep its responsibility for and complicity in the continued but avoidable abuses and suffering plaguing American society. Don’t be fooled, the judicial system is not a system of justice.
January 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Originalism and it’s related theories are nothing more than a spectre used by the judicial branch to sidestep its responsibility for and complicity in the continued but avoidable abuses and suffering plaguing American society. Don’t be fooled, the judicial system is not a system of justice.
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If you ever wanted to know how genocides happen. This is a good tool to outline the process.
November 19, 2024 at 2:50 PM
If you ever wanted to know how genocides happen. This is a good tool to outline the process.
Just think how much progress could be made if society could dispel itself of the nonsense that is originalism.
January 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Just think how much progress could be made if society could dispel itself of the nonsense that is originalism.
2024 recap:
-Bought a house
-Bought a new(ish) car
-Got my 4th grandchild
-Starting addressing my mental and physical health needs
-Obtained a Masters Degree.
-Submitted an application for a PhD program
-Submitted an application for a promotion and have an interview next week
Looking forward to 2025
-Bought a house
-Bought a new(ish) car
-Got my 4th grandchild
-Starting addressing my mental and physical health needs
-Obtained a Masters Degree.
-Submitted an application for a PhD program
-Submitted an application for a promotion and have an interview next week
Looking forward to 2025
January 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
2024 recap:
-Bought a house
-Bought a new(ish) car
-Got my 4th grandchild
-Starting addressing my mental and physical health needs
-Obtained a Masters Degree.
-Submitted an application for a PhD program
-Submitted an application for a promotion and have an interview next week
Looking forward to 2025
-Bought a house
-Bought a new(ish) car
-Got my 4th grandchild
-Starting addressing my mental and physical health needs
-Obtained a Masters Degree.
-Submitted an application for a PhD program
-Submitted an application for a promotion and have an interview next week
Looking forward to 2025