Despite the assertions of historical revisionists and university radicals espousing opposition to America’s values and history, the United States is the greatest country in the world. William McKinley, in his first draft of the 1st Inaugural Address on March 4, 1897, stated that “well-paid labor fully employed is essential to true and permanent prosperity.” CriticismsContinue reading “America was great in 1896”
Author Archives: Kieran Brown
The Politics of Oil
During the Spring Semester of 2019, I created a project as part of the Data Science for Political Science course that focused on visualizing the production of oil. By making graphs with the programming software R, I was able to show my audience the political and economic realities that exist as a result of theContinue reading “The Politics of Oil”
Irish Travel
In the Summer of 2018, I was blessed with the opportunity to study abroad at the prestigious Trinity College of Dublin. While in Ireland, I undertook an eight credit course-load that focused on Irish Politics and Irish Sociology. At the end of the six-week semester, I received an A & and A- in my courses. Continue reading “Irish Travel”
English Travel
In 2019, I was lucky enough to visit London, England twice. During my first visit, I watched in awe as I witnessed the ceremonial changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace. To think that such a traditional practice is continued in modernity is quite astonishing, and I am grateful to have seen in real lifeContinue reading “English Travel”
The Treason of the Intellectuals
Julien Benda’s 1927 book “The Treason of the Intellectuals” is an important work in the liberal tradition that argues that academic philosophers should seek truth rather than align their views with their identity. Benda criticizes French authors who embraced a German worldview that stripped men of their morality and encouraged them to embrace their identityContinue reading “The Treason of the Intellectuals”
The State of Taiwan
Taiwan represents an enigmatic case study in the International Relations sphere, since it is an incredibly small yet wealthy territory that is unrecognized as sovereign by its neighbor China and its informal ally the United States. This unique position has made Taiwan an important focal point in both Chinese and American calculations within the EastContinue reading “The State of Taiwan”
On Julius Caesar
In this response paper, I will analyze the strategic political calculations of Marcus Brutus in William Shakespeare’s canonical work Julius Caesar. In his very first line in Act I Scene II, Marcus Brutus foreshadows Caesar’s impending fate by warning “A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March.” By echoing the rantings of a seeminglyContinue reading “On Julius Caesar”
American Political Theorist 