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Category: Opinion Pieces
Independence Day: More Than Just Fireworks & Burgers
Happy Independence Day, y’all. Welcome back to the Gilman House. I know it’s been quite a while since I’ve posted, but I had been kinda burned out. I’m hoping to get back to posting content now. But enough about that. We’re here today to talk about the 4th of July, otherwise known as Independence Day….
Gilman House Vlog 5 – State of the Nation
Welcome back to the Gilman House Vlog series. James & I talk about the state of the election now that Bernie is gone, as well as Biden’s odds against Trump in November, the continued spread of COVID-19, and more. Hope you enjoy, and don’t forget to become a Gilman House patron for more quality content.
Lifting the Veil of Poverty
Today I’m pleased to introduce a special guest to the site. Chris Richards joins myself and series regular James Fauntleroy to discuss poverty in America. We tear up the lie that is the Federal Poverty Line, discuss the nature of wealth, and of course bust the myth that capitalism is our only savior. After the…
The Problem with Polling
Today I have a short video for you all where I talk about some of the inherent problems with polling. Polls are great tools, but they can be easily manipulated and used to deceive people or push a specific narrative. My goal with this video is to hopefully expose some of that and leave you…
Centrists Don’t Understand Reality
Centrists. What are we gonna do with them? Today I want to talk about something that has been really annoying me about them recently. Namely, the title of this piece. As some of you might be aware, we’re in the midst of the 2020 election cycle. We started with roughly 5 million candidates on the…
The Poor People’s Campaign: Martin Luther King Jr’s Forgotten Legacy
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day, y’all. In honor of this holiday, I wanted to write a bit of a tribute to one of the greatest civil rights heroes of all time. I didn’t want to simply re-tread the usual information that we all learned about in grade school, though. So I decided to talk…
Millennials: Perpetual Scapegoat
When someone says “millennials”, what pops into your head? Perhaps it’s an image like the one above. A bunch of young people, heads glued to electronic devices, caring nothing about the world around them. Or maybe you think of some douchebag hipster talking about microbrews or their latest backpacking trip through Tibet, or whatever. Maybe…
Iran: How Did We Get Here?
Last night, our relationship with Iran boiled over. Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani was assassinated by an airstrike ordered by the United States. While every media outlet quickly adopted the establishment line of “he was a terrorist so it’s good we killed him and this was totally defensive”, I’m here to bring you the real…
Whistleblowers: A Tale of Hypocrisy
So today we’re going to be talking about whistleblowers. Not ones like the nice lady pictured above. I mean the kind that reveals secret information to the public. Though maybe she’s doing that and is just being dramatic about it. Who knows. Whistleblowing is something that is incredibly important in any society. I would argue…