Remembering a Life
Greetings everyone. Today, I lost a very dear family friend to lung cancer. He was 70 years old, and I would call him my mentor, and friend. He was someone I could trust, and believe in, and when...
View ArticlePolicing Immigration – Study
The subject of immigration, particularly “illegal” immigration has long been a topic of discussion amongst media pundits, scholars and politicians. From the news worthy “posses” of Sheriff Joe...
View ArticleThe Unintended Consequences of the Arizona Law AB 1062
Our republic was founded on the principles of civil liberties and protections from a far-reaching, overstepping, intrusive government. Thomas Jefferson famously said: “I predict future happiness for...
View ArticleGuns, Crime, and Mental Health
Amid the news this past week involving the second Fort Hood Shooting, I was moved by the coincidence of topics I am currently reviewing for class. As many of you might already know, I am currently...
View ArticleThe State, Social Context and Why Individuals Commit Crime – Literature Review
In order to understand why individuals commit crimes it is important to understand the hierarchical nature of social structures. Social structures are the result of the context that is...
View ArticleThe State, Social Context and Human Agency: A Recipe for Chaos
ABSTRACT The Life Course Paradigm has the potential to examine and explain the life trajectories for criminal offenders. There is voluminous literature on the subject with different authors...
View ArticleObamaCare Makes Individual Choice a “Public Interest”
This past week something strange happened to me. I saw the light and realized that my recent lethargy was the result of not-so healthy choices I have been making in recent weeks. Not healthy choices in...
View ArticleBook Review: Assault and Flattery by Katie Pavlich is a Success!
If ever there was a song that could best describe the Progressive Left and their mindless bromides, and anti-conceptual nonsense, it would be “I Love the Way You Lie” by Eminem and Rihanna. This song...
View ArticlePolice Militarization
This past week the nation has watched on television the events unfolding in Ferguson, Missouri involving the shooting of an African-American teenager by a white police officer. Following this event has...
View ArticleMichael Brown, Darren Wilson, Eric Garner – It Ain’t Racism Folks!
I speak of ironies due to the high profile nature of the two grand jury decisions that have been reached over the course of the past two weeks in regards to the untimely deaths of Michael Brown and...
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