The Socialist’s Journal: Our Military Mindset
Trevor Brookins *War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over. -William T. Sherman, United States General War is supposed to be bloody. It is...
View ArticleThe Socialist’s Journal: Favorites of 2012
Trevor Brookins The Socialist’s Journal: Favorites of 2012 In chronological order, here are my favorite columns of the past year… Sandra Fluke and Danica Patrick Recreating American History The Essence...
View ArticleThe Socialist’s Journal: Culture vs. Economics
*Last weekend the Cub Scouts were at my local supermarket collecting groceries for those in need during the holidays. Because of activities like these, The Boy & Girl Scouts of America are...
View ArticleThe Socialist’s Journal: The Gift and the Curse Pt. 2 – American Imperialism
*Last week I wrote about what I believed to be one of the defining traits of our country: allowing people to choose their destiny. American exceptionalism was (and is – if it still exists) based on...
View ArticleThe Socialist’s Journal: Favorite Columns 2015
*Here are my favorite columns of the year in a bunch of subsets. First I will say that 2015 was an important year in how we view gender in this country. In Hope Solo and then Ronda Rousey we had two...
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