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Adam Burgess
Today, I’m excited to share some awesome news. After two years of research and writing, and another two years of editing, revising, and revisiting, I have finally published my first book! FROM A WHISPER TO A RIOT: THE GAY WRITERS WHO CRAFTED AN AMERICAN… Continue Reading “Happy Book Birthday to Me!”
On Civility “Must the citizen ever for a moment, or in the least degree, resign his conscience to the legislator? Why has every man a conscience then? I think that we should be men first, and subjects afterward. It is not desirable to cultivate… Continue Reading “On Civility”
Net Neutrality is officially dead in the United States, as of today. This is a terrible thing. Now, ISPs can charge additional fees for different websites or platforms, and slow down or speed up downloads/streaming in order to charge for higher plans or actively… Continue Reading “Net Neutrality Is Dead and So Are We”
Today is my birthday, and I spent the early part of the morning reflecting briefly on my life: friendships, accomplishments, goals, marriage, and family. But I’ve also been thinking a lot this morning about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It was… Continue Reading “Martin Luther King’s Last Vision”
The death of Stephen Hawking struck me with an unexpected intensity. I spent an hour online, just before bed, trying to determine whether or not this was one of those “celebrity death hoax” things. And then I spent the rest of the night staring… Continue Reading ““Out, out, brief candle:” An English Professor and Stephen Hawking”
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