ROCKY'S BLOG
August 14, 2018
Hello again, everyone! I'm glad I waited until now to write this. Of course, the political landscape in the United States is the same Elephant vs. Donkey show, where both animals crap over themselves and each other. You know, like it's always been. Since 2016, though,...
July 30, 2018
Hello, everyone, and welcome! It's been a while since I've written on here. First of all, let us make sure we're all on the same page:
I'm not Rocky De La Fuente, nor am I currently employed by him. This website was created by me in late 2013, with no help or support. D...
Meowrr! Good afternoon, humans!
Now that we've reached the year of the Presidential election, it's time to begin our Politics 201 class! If you'd like to see the four lessons of my Politics 101 class, feel free to click on the links below:
November 28, 2015
V. The Stiffening Winds of Change
The cannabis legalization movement has truly been, no pun intended, a grass-roots effort. Zero credit should be given to politicians, giant corporations, and big money for bringing this injustice to the forefront of our country's cons...
November 22, 2015
III. The Cost of Modern Prohibition
Those who still advocate the continued prohibition of cannabis are yoked with the burden of justifying its illegal status, along with the nearly $10 billion spent on Federal law enforcement and estimated $3.6 billion in state law en...
November 20, 2015
I. Introduction
“The illegality of cannabis is outrageous; an impediment to full utilization of a drug which helps produce the serenity and insight, sensitivity and fellowship so desperately needed in this increasingly mad and dangerous world.”
~Carl Sagan
This entry w...
November 7, 2015
III. Injustice, Thy Name is Drug War
I have written about the War on Drugs on several occasions, because it disrupts our society in so many ways. As with other criminal justice issues I've mentioned, statistics will never truly represent how much damage that what I cal...
November 2, 2015
II. The World is Now a Stage
In Sections II-IV, we will discuss the reasons why criminal justice reform has finally become a mainstream issue. Section II will discuss how cell phones and social media have elicited strong emotional reactions against law enforcement. Se...
October 29, 2015
I. Introduction:
We need to heal the relationship between civilians and police. As usual, "conservatives" and "liberals" refuse to understand the issue in a way that promotes positive solutions. They end up being as they usually are, two opposing forces who accuse eac...
October 18, 2015
VI. Solution: Let Teachers Teach
In Sections I-V, I have outlined the case of an education system in need of a philosophical overhaul. Consistently, teachers are the ones ignored when it comes to education reform.
Learning has taken a back seat to assessment.
Common...
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