Essays
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It’s Not OK to Punch Nazis… Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Alienating My Friends
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Let me begin with the understanding that some of you will brand me a sympathizer, or tell me to check my privilege, or think that…
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Surrounded by Jackasses in America
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The prairie dog’s bark echoed across the plain – a plaintive cry for me to break the rules and hand over some of my popcorn.…
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y=mx+b or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Maths
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Like many, I’ve long held the belief I’m “bad at math,” but as the spring semester at Rock Valley College winds down, I’ve learned this…
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Human Capitalism
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Attempting to describe an individual’s welfare is no easy task. A psychologist might discuss a person’s neuroses. A physician could talk about cholesterol and lung…
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New Essay: “The Duty to Die”
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For the record, I am not a utilitarian, and this essay helps explain why. I hope you can at least appreciate the logic I employed…
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New Essay: “Who Is John Galt Having Sex With?”
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Human sexuality is a complex and diverse issue. Pornography, homosexuality, sadomasochism, other so-called perversions have real moral implications and affect real people. An issue as…
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New Essay: “Our Darkest Parts”
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Our Darkest Parts Since the earliest days of humanity, there have been legends of the dead returning to life. The most familiar tales of the…
Darius McCaskey
Darius McCaskey is an author, poet, and musician from Rockford, Illinois.