May 24, 2013

The Socialist’s Journal: Quick Hits 2013 Pt. 1

Trevor Brookins

*I don’t understand why every new building constructed doesn’t make use of some renewable energy source – solar and wind would be the most obvious examples. I don’t know how feasible this is logistically but wouldn’t it make sense to put a wind turbine on the roof of a new building or solar panels down [...]




The Socialist’s Journal: Quick Hits

Trevor Brookins

*You can tell the country is moving beyond race when no one points out that Michael Vick is the black quarterback who failed in Philadelphia. And that quarterback of color Colin Kaepernick is getting a shot in San Francisco without any references to ethnicity. No one except me. This is noteworthy because just last season [...]




The Socialist’s Journal: Quick Hits 2

Trevor Brookins

*How do you convince masses of men to fight and potentially die for the wealth and property of a few men who may or may not fight? By telling them that they can also accumulate wealth. This was a novel idea in 1776; in 2012 we can see how difficult it is to accumulate any [...]