People wonder why Colin Kapernick knelt. It was never to disrespect the flag. It was never to disrespect the military. It was because of tragedies like George Floyd. Like Ahmaud Arbery. Like the thousands of other black men who are shot only because they’re black. Colin Kapernick knelt in 2016 for events that would occur […]

Divided. We’re not the United States. We’re a combination of red and blue states, and it pains me that this may never fade. Instead of writing about the lack of testing, the increasing number of deaths, and the urgent need to stay home, lately I’ve been interested in a growing problem, our lack of unity. […]

Rather than analyzing each state’s number of electoral votes, I want to focus on the “swing states.” We’ve all heard the term, but which states are characterized as these critical “swing states”? For the most part, I think that Biden will succeed in each of the 20 states that Hillary Clinton captured in 2016. But, […]

I wanted to share my coronacation thoughts. They are not particularly ingenious or surprising. They are not particularly hopeful. They are just words that express some of the strangeness and some of the loneliness and some of the missing of school that I feel. If you are struggling, I hope these words help you. If […]

By Benjamin Tuck Since a young age Brian Gotsell has found a deep interest in educating the youth in both history and politics involved within history. His life story has long been influenced by the want to make an impact on both the government and the younger generations.  A man with a compelling yearn for […]