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The American Revolution and Enslaved People’s Claims to Liberty
Lord Dunmore’s 1775 proclamation and the choices enslaved people made in response offer a specific way to support Gordon-Reed’s interpretation. The episode links Revolutionary claims about liberty to enslaved people’s circumstances while also showing the limits and risks of that connection.
Should Schools Discuss the Limits of Social Media Research?
Schools should teach students how to interpret social media research, including the difference between reported experiences and proof of causation. Pew Research Center’s survey of U.S. teens illustrates both the value and the limits of such evidence.
Social Connection Is Part of a Healthy Community
An explanatory essay defines social connectedness and argues that communities, institutions, and individuals share responsibility for making meaningful relationships possible.
Can AI Help Students Learn Without Doing Their Thinking for Them?
An evidence-based argument that AI can support learning when students remain responsible for reasoning, verification, and final decisions—and that schools must set clear boundaries for privacy and appropriate use.
Macbeth as Aristotle’s Tragic Hero: How Well Does the Play Fit?
An essay assessing Macbeth as an Aristotelian tragic hero, arguing that Shakespeare follows the pattern of consequential error and catastrophic reversal while complicating it through Macbeth’s deliberate violence and the play’s political consequences.
Why Voters Need Reliable Information About Their Own State
An explanatory essay on why national voting statistics cannot replace state-specific guidance about registration, accessibility, and casting a ballot.
New Deal Coalition and Racial Inequality, 1932–1945
A comparison of how New Deal labor protections could build workers’ support while the political coalition behind federal reform preserved racial exclusion.
Should U.S. High Schools Teach Financial Literacy?
A qualified argument for practical financial education in U.S. high schools, with concrete examples involving credit, college borrowing, and household decisions—and a clear account of what instruction cannot fix.
Can Living People Still Be Heroes?
An argument that living people can be heroes, provided heroism is judged by sustained, consequential service rather than fame or flawless character.
Frankenstein: Walton’s Ambition and His Decision to Turn Back
An analysis of how Walton’s choice to heed his crew’s demand to return shapes Frankenstein’s conclusion and distinguishes his ambition from Victor’s destructive persistence.
Why Housing Policy Should Consider Access to Transportation
Housing affordability depends on more than rent. A home’s location affects the time, cost, and reliability of reaching work and essential services, so policy should assess access alongside housing costs while recognizing that local travel needs differ.
Women’s Independence and Public Engagement in the Postbellum South
An analysis of a Mississippi women’s organization’s purpose, the nineteenth-century labor organizing that helped foster its ideas, and their contribution to twentieth-century suffragism.