Academic Rants

  I took my essay, written and published on May 26th, and gave it to ChatGPT to edit. Within a minute it produced the following essay. It also offered guidance for strengthening my argument and tailoring it for a variety of audiences. Here is the final product. What do you think? Edited Essay: In 2015, Kendrick Lamar released his critically acclaimed album To Pimp A Butterfly . The cover featured a group of young Black men piled on the lawn in front of the White House. Beneath the crowd lay a knocked-out President—implied to be Obama. It struck me as strange that Lamar would criticize the first Black president, a hero in many households. It made me wonder: what would a contemporary protest album cover look like if it targeted the current administration? In our media-saturated world, politicians are not exempt from harsh criticism. The American public holds strong opinions and often attacks with impunity. Yet, as a nation, we remain divided on Donald Trump—as a businessman, a poli...

 In 2015, Kendrick Lamar released his critically acclaimed album "To Pimp A Butterfly".  The cover featured groups of young black men piled up in front of the White House. Beneath the pile was a knocked out President Obama. It always struck me strange that Lamar was criticizing the president when he was a hero in many households. I wonder what a contemporary protest album cover might look like if taking on the current administration. In our highly media centric world, politicians are not exempt from harsh criticism. The American public has strong opinions and they are willing to attack with impunity. Yet, as a nation we are divided on Donald Trump as a businessman, politician, and president. Mr. Trump doesn't shy away from a fight and he pushes back with sharp knives. Could this be why, in light of everything that he does, that President Trump is not subject to the same level of scrutiny given to other presidents and politicians? It's unimaginable but Donald Trump is ...

  January 20th is more than a month away and the Trumpsphere is back in full effect. 45/47 is dominating the airways more than ever before. It started with the proclamation that this was the greatest election victory ever (it wasn't) and that this was a mandate for the people that Trump was needed to save America (again)! It was followed up by some of the most amazing cabinet selections that would ever find their way into a history book. By modest estimations, the president-elect's cabinet was the wealthiest ever - worth hundreds of billions of dollars.  A week later, interviews on Face The Nation and Meet The Press revealed that the Trump team might have to dial down some of the campaign promises. Even the president-elect admitted that he might not be able to lower food and gas prices. Other Trump assurances about the economy, the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, the tariffs, and mass deportations have also started to unravel.  These events threw some moderates and m...