There are many issues in front of us today—from media concentration to the problems of education to poverty to the war. Here we discuss those issues.
Impressions of UAlbany - February 17, 2003
First thoughts on the University at Albany.
De Gaulle's Almost Lost Battle: Against Revolutionaries - November 30, 2002
Andrew takes a look at Charles de Gaulle's attempts to deal with the May '68 Protests in Paris.
40 yr. Old Port Huron Statement - July 1, 2002
A look the Port Huron Statement and Tom Hayden's article in The Nation.
Carrers and College: A Trip - June 30, 2002
Andrew takes a look at his future, discusses the things that are bothering him somuch.
Thoughts on College and Education... - May 31, 2002
I've put together some of my thoughts on why we go to college, among other things.
From Cow High School to Prison Camp - April 30, 2002
A short essay on the changing high school.
The Media Are Right - February 16, 2007
Despite cynicism the media is right much of the time.
Bring Back the Party Papers - January 26, 2007
Why we need partisan reporting.
Sinning with WROW - June 14, 2006
How one liberal got to like WROW.
News Blame Game - August 28, 2003
Andrew thinks we blame the news for being so bad, while we all want different things.
Same Ol' Radio - July 31, 2002
Unique music in our country has been standardized.
Not My Choosing - April 11, 2008
So much of our lives are not under our control.
Feeling Good - November 25, 2007
What it means to have feelings as humans.
Narrow Minded - August 29, 2007
We need to think beyond our narrow perspectives.
Narcissism - August 8, 2007
Be a self advocate, but remember humanity.
Judith Kaye's Life Lessons - April 16, 2007
Some words of wisdom from the NYS Chief Justice.
Pyromania - October 27, 2006
Some thoughts on the love of fire and arsonists.
Thoughts on Autism - September 22, 2006
Autism is a difficult communications disorder.
Why Go to Psychotherapy? - July 21, 2006
Psychotherapy help you find yourself as an individual.
Believe - May 2, 2006
When you believe you can do great things.
Man and His Political Acts - May 1, 2006
Radical behaviorialism and the class based vote.
Individual Making Friends - February 18, 2006
The importance of giving part of the self up to be a good friend.
What is a Nervous Breakdown? - December 22, 2005
How such psychological stresses can be transforming experiences.
Active-Negative Personality - December 14, 2005
How the personality of greatness even with its pitfalls should be celebrated.
What Does Hate Mean Today? - December 6, 2005
Some thoughts on hate and political action.
Redefining Ourselves Beyond Labels - September 14, 2005
Too often we deny ourselves flexibility by binding ourselves to labels.
Social Control Breaksdown - May 17, 2005
Why society can't always protect itself from the individual.
Alienation - May 7, 2005
From a psychitaric term to a societal problem needing treatment.
What Does Courage Mean Today? - March 7, 2005
A look at the contemporary meaning of courage in a society that shuns it.
Smile a Little Smile - January 10, 2005
Our faces reveal a lot about how we see our world.
Legitimate Feelings - December 14, 2004
How mass-society forces us to have certain kinds of feelings.
Dealing with Depression - December 2, 2004
A look beyond medicine for truth.
New Toy Feeling - December 1, 2004
What it feels like for an adult to get a new toy to play with...
Flashbacks - November 2, 2004
A look at memories that get stirred up and force us to see today in yesterday's light.
Social Context of Writing - September 23, 2004
Why our own words seem so foreign over time.
Schizophrenia and Society - September 18, 2004
A look at how we define this social construct.
Understanding Behavior - September 2, 2004
How the interaction of environment, experience, and the autonomous individual define interaction.
Revenge Never Works - August 18, 2004
One upping another person will never make things better, only worst.
Politics of Self-Reflection - June 11, 2004
A look at writing and self-reflection and the challenges it poses.
Why I am Crazy - June 7, 2004
Some lists explaining how I view the world, and mocking the social control notion of psychology.
Routine: A Great Danger - June 4, 2004
We routinely do many things in our lives, without considering the potential abuse that routine creates.
What Does Anger Mean Today? - May 31, 2004
A look at 'public' anger as a legitimate reaction to a sometimes disfunctional political society.
The Colorful World of the Web - May 31, 2004
Thoughts on the use of color in websites and how it's careful application can promote a desired message.
Sublimation: A Way to Truth and Freedom - May 25, 2004
Reasons why we should try to appease our unsocial desires instead of repressing them.
On 'Loners' and the Solitary Life Style - May 19, 2004
Why so called loners and those who choose to live a solitary life-style are not disfunctional or evil.
Exploring and Questioning Madness - May 10, 2004
Andrew questions what it means to be 'mad' or insane, and how such a categorization both benefits and hurts society.
Our Own Worst Enemy - May 3, 2004
Personal reflection on what it means to be an individual and my experience of the world around me.
The 'R.D. Laing Problem' - April 26, 2004
Andrew looks at phenomenology, our notion of experience, and how we see each other and ourselves.
Canned Reality - April 16, 2004
A discussion of video games, and television, and their effects on society.
Passionate Words - March 8, 2003
Short poem about passion versus anger.
Albany's Race Problem - February 6, 2008
People like to blame guns, because it's easier then being realistic about race.
Lyndon Johnson and Martin Luther King - January 21, 2008
Hillary’s remarks on President Johnson ring clear on this holiday.
Martin Luther King Day - January 15, 2007
Race as we remember MLK.
Is Feminism Dead? - September 25, 2006
The fate of feminism is tied to the Democratic Party.
Racist Symbolism - June 1, 2006
How I still associate blacks with certain bad things.
Racism or Urbanism - February 25, 2006
Do we dislike blacks or just the culture they too often represent?
Blacks in Pickup Trucks - September 8, 2005
The trouble I have with seeing blacks driving trucks.
Growth of White Power Music - July 1, 2004
Thoughts on growth of racist music, social alienation, and youth rebellion.
Another Essay on Tolerance - May 16, 2004
Exploring the meaning of true tolerance and what it means to accept deviance.
Politizing Cultural Diversity - March 5, 2003
Andrew complains about the liberal-bias in the Cultural Diversity class he is taking.
Trent Lott and the Black Lobby - November 30, 2002
Andrew disagree's with some black's lynching of Trent Lott...
An Alternative Look at Slavery - September 30, 2002
Andrew says black slavery at the begining of our nation, isn't the great evil we sometimes portray it to be.
Considering the Silent Majority: A Label Playing Off Class Conflict for Political Gain - April 30, 2002
A short paper written for Introduction to Sociology on the silent majority, and use of this label for political gain.
When Fairness Becomes Racist. - January 31, 2002
Discussing the need to treat all the same.
Analysis of the Southern Ideology on Slavery - December 31, 2001
A short paper discussing slavery and it's rationalization.
Average American - September 30, 2001
How stereotyping and prejudice hurts us all.
On Black Culture: And It's Advancement - April 30, 2001
A short essay recrying racism and our lack of solutions it.
Civil Rights Act of 1965 Didn't End Hate. - March 31, 2001
Thoughs on Civil Rights Legislation, and the need for a steppast legistlation..
Judgment Day - December 7, 2007
The day of reckoning may be far off, but we are always affecting our world.
Tao of Cowboy - June 4, 2007
Things we can learn from taoism in our lives.
Christmas List 2006 - December 25, 2006
Some Christmas wishes.
Our Greatest Sin - January 20, 2006
Failure to change the world as Jesus would want is everybody's biggest sin.
Greatest Christmas Gift - December 18, 2005
Some things beyond gifts we all should treasure on Christmas.
Do I Oppose Stem Cell Research? - June 24, 2005
Stem cell research can be good or bad depending on how it's used.
Religion in Schools - March 28, 2005
Why creationism and school prayer should play a role in education.
Freedom in the Book of Gensis - February 21, 2005
One perspective on the bible and notions of freedom.
Christmas Eve Service - December 24, 2004
Looking at Religion, Freedom and Christ's Birth.
Imagine - February 28, 2002
A short essay on imagination and how it can help improve our world.
On The Black God - March 31, 2001
Thoughs on morality, bible thumbing, and hate crimes.
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