Mission Statement:

This blog have a couple of purposes. I think list them first and then tackle each separately. The topics include: politics, social commentary, issues of pop culture, pointless rants, and occasional personal stuff (don't expect too much meat).

First politics: I do not profess to know answers, nor do I enter any issue with nearly as many preconceived notions as you would think. If I am preaching about the virtue of some economic policy, I am not attempting to sell this as the one and only approach. In fact, I am excited at the prospect of having my ideas checked and responded to comments. For the sake of disclosure, if I were to profess a party affiliation I would be a Democrat, however, if you know me at all, you would know that my views are much more nuanced than any single affiliation or party could ever capture. Primarily I want to comment of political issues of interest. On somethings I might want to establish a common ground. I hope this blog ends up being constructive, I will stray as far away as possible from a The Democrat Eat Babies or Bush is the next Hitler blog. So let’s hope this delicate balance produces effectiveness, not crap. Last I will attempt to be as original as possible with my posts. I will shy away from just paraphrasing an article, if I find an article of particular interest, I will just post that. But with that said, no ideas are created in a vacuum, so feel free to call me out on relying too frequently on a set of minds I am prone to admire (but do not expect me to always care).

Second, social and pop-culture commentary: often I have a beef with pop-culture and seeing as few people listen to me when I complain; I figure this is a great forum for it. I guess you could even throw in pointless rants here, because my social commentary does not intend to be constructive in any manner.

Last, personal stuff: don't read this blog if you are expecting to find out how my fight with Jorge went after he wouldn't pay for his fair share of pizza. Or that I am so upset because my Humanities professor made fun of me. I may talk about my classes, I may talk about grades, I may mention my girlfriend more than just this time, but if you are really interested in that stuff you could harass me about it, but don't expect too much.

In conclusion, let’s hope this is fun, interesting, and a good time for all. Comment away.

-Mr. Alec