by Steve Chisnell | 6 November 2007 | ChizBlog, Politics and Ethics
The Westboro Baptist Church protests are the kind of example which is a real test of our tolerance for free speech. The church, supported by the ACLU, is appealing a US District Court decision that compels it to pay $11 million for invasion of privacy and intent to... 
by Steve Chisnell | 28 October 2007 | ChizBlog, Culture Criticism
The term “culture jam” suggests that we can interfere with the messages delivered to us as consumers, that as people—even citizens—we can resist. How does it work? We begin be examining what an advertisement’s message is—not the product that it sells, but the... 
by Steve Chisnell | 20 October 2007 | ChizBlog, Education
What do joy, nostalgia, and sadness feel like when you experience them at the same time? They feel like my walk through Royal Oak Middle School this last Saturday evening at the Open House. As a premiere, it was well done. Administration, school board, teachers,... 
by Steve Chisnell | 13 October 2007 | ChizBlog, Global Issues
Last Sunday I heard the women in the restaurant booth next to mine complain about toys from China. One, in particular, was loud and vehement in her opinions. “I’m going to buy American from now on!” she practically yelled. “China should just leave us alone!” And no,... 
by Steve Chisnell | 7 October 2007 | ChizBlog, Philosophy
In his book, An Assault on Reason, Al Gore draws a parallel between the fate of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and Joseph K. in Kafka’s The Trial. The detainees, he writes, have not been told the crimes with which they have been charged, they are “served” by secret... 
Steve Chisnell (um, on the right) is a teacher at Royal Oak (MI) High School. 
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