In the past century people have slowly come to underestimate the power of the Roman Catholic Church. The Church, which at one time almost literally and exclusively […]
Read moreAuthor: Brandon Melendez
Brandon is the Editor-in-Chief and President of Maglomaniac and a contributor at Polite on Society. He is the author of the Eat Your Serial title Ten Years Gone: Pomp and Circumstance, as well as several columns at Maglomaniac. Brandon writes about education, politics, pop culture, and the human experience at large.
Civil Rights and the Metaphor of X-Men
People overlook the power of fiction to comment on real issues and real life. While, we all know that this usage of our imaginary works is a distinct possibility, we […]
Read moreData Bound and Data Gagged: How Teachers are Made Ineffectual and Silent
Make no mistake, the decision to become a teacher is an overtly political act which, in many ways, denotes an inflated sense of one’s morality, values, and knowledge to such […]
Read moreControlling the Trigger Finger and the Gun Hammer: Regarding the Gun Control Debate
With the details still developing out of Newtown, Connecticut most people are seriously disturbed at the news that a crazed shooter has killed 20 elementary school students, 6 adults (including […]
Read moreIs Any Movement Forward Progression?–A Response to The AFT’s Suggestion of a Teacher Bar Examination
On December 2nd, 2012 the American Federation of Teachers put out a press release proclaiming their recommendation that American Teachers be required to take something resembling a bar examination as […]
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