Not sure how many have actually heard my voice, but in the spirit of this being the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, I am posting my reading of this glorious speech here. Let me know what you think!
Praying for Populism?
I despise when pundits and other People You Follow On Twitter crown political candidates a full three years before election cycle begins. I suspect this is done to test the nerve and writing skills (read: increased visibility and page hits) of these people before the actual horse race begins in earnest in 2016. Truth be …
And The Hysterics That Follow…
While settling in to my seat to get my morning cup of coffee, I spoke with a friend that frequents the coffee shop as well. As we exchanged pleasantries, I asked him if he had heard about the piece Richard Cohen wrote, that has earned him the scorn of many of the Liberals You Follow …
Yet Another “Accidental” Racist
I've read Richard Cohen's article several times over now, trying to see if I had missed something in translation. After all, I thought the original premise of the piece was pretty accurate: that Chris Christie, the newly re-elected governor of New Jersey and the presumptive Republican nominee for President in 2016 (according to The Narrative, …
Rand Paul Must Resign
There is one hard, fast rule in the worlds of academia and journalism, made absolutely and unequivocally clear when entering college: Do NOT plagiarize. Always cite your sources, and NEVER steal other people's work and claim it as your own. This must always remain non-negotiable. As the editor-in-chief of a university newspaper, this is a standard I am required …
Humanity of a Black President
No doubt this goes directly against the field I have chosen to enter, but I truly despise the fact that stagecraft is necessary to project issues at all, much less the importance of them. Throughout my short time as a writer and blogger, I have reluctantly begun to understand that acting, embellishment and other elements …
Isaiah L. Carter 