Back on November 10th, 2016, I made the Boston Metro, albeit ‘hung up’ on workplace policies relative towards the passage of the ballot measure. Notably, as can be directly next to the article, is not a particularly favorite person of mine: President Donald Trump. How this came about is actually more interesting than the result, … Continue reading
Vengeance on Varos is the first story to introduce the Sil and Mentor species. Certainly, there is a lot of political relevance regarding this story, as according to the Politics and Law of Doctor Who‘s blog post, “Vengeance on Varos: or, why English and Welsh trials aren’t televised“: The opening scene of Vengeance On Varos (1985) contains … Continue reading
“So the Structural Functionalist perspective on deviance provides some useful ways about how deviance works on a macro-scale, but it works on the assumption that everyone who does deviant things will be treated as deviant. The other paradigms of sociology call this into question. They point out that social impacts how deviance is punished, or … Continue reading
On April 14th, 2016, I had the opportunity to meeting Ambassador Dennis Ross, who has a very long and distinguished career working in diplomatic relations, particularly with the Middle East, and dealing directly with the parties in negotiations. These include: During President Jimmy Carter’s administration, Ross worked under Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz in the Pentagon, co-authoring a … Continue reading
“While some elements of personality may be inherited, psychologists generally see personality as a matter of socialization. So they see deviance as a matter of improper or failed socialization…. This idea that deviance is a matter of impulse control is called Containment Theory, or having a personality that contains deviant actions. And Containment Theory has … Continue reading
In a previous post, I had mentioned being bullied in school (family hardly being any better). As such one of the comparisons being made was that being gay effectively made me a woman. Notably, I would argue that my family is inclined to actually believe this, as women are comparatively weak to men in his mind. … Continue reading
I do know a thing about internet trolling, as I have my own family to give the greatest credit for this, giving me lots of experience on the psychological factors, and understanding of it’s context. If you think they are different in person than on the internet – think again – as my experience with … Continue reading
Having supported him in the past, it is with great pleasure to support Mayor Marty Walsh for re-election this time around as well. Before I get to the good, I’d prefer to talk about the bad. When it came to the Boston 2024 Partnership, which would bring the 2024 Summer Olympics to Boston. I maintain my … Continue reading
It was a pleasure to meet Dylan Kelly, Chapter Leader of the Massachusetts Log Cabin Republicans at the Boston Pride Political Forum on June 7th, 2016, during Pride Week. Certainly, there is no issue to me whether someone in the LGBT community is a Democrat, Republican, Independent, etc. only so long as they take a … Continue reading
Although not remembered as a great President, I happen to think President George H. W. Bush was very much a thoughtful person who has shown himself to lead with heart, rather than strict political ideology. Growing up, my family did state distaste for him, but that was merely one of instances in which we disagreed, … Continue reading
