James H. MillerI Negate: The State Should Not Combat Hate SpeechSome background: In the spring of 2017, my oral communication and debate class voted to debate the topic “Resolved: Hate speech should not…Aug 20, 2017Aug 20, 2017
James H. MillerA list of all the high school summer journalism programs I could findStudents and parents frequently ask me to recommend summer journalism programs, so I’ve compiled this list. I am indebted to Kristin Taylor…Oct 25, 20162Oct 25, 20162
James H. MillerTechnology Sex Panic! Or, why public school kids can’t use Gmail in Kentucky.Back in the mid-1990s, folks were pretty worried that this newfangled Internet thing would ruin Our Nation’s Youth forever. Any discussion…May 30, 2016May 30, 2016
James H. MillerThe math behind Minnie the MoocherI rarely do karaoke, but when I do, one of my go-to songs is Minnie the Moocher, as made famous by Cab Calloway and the 1980 John Landis…Feb 21, 2016Feb 21, 2016
James H. MillerIf It Happened There: Parodying ethnocentrism in journalismSlate’s Joshua Keating has a great series called “If It Happened There” that uses “the tropes and tone normally employed by the American…Jan 29, 2016Jan 29, 2016
James H. MillerGiants in the sky have always terrified me.What is that enormous albino space whale flying overhead? The gray, nearly monotonal photo of the Pentagon surveillance blimp published by…Oct 30, 2015Oct 30, 2015
James H. MillerWhy I don’t debate white supremacists.Even though I’ve debated a variety of topics in the past, I have two excellent reasons for not debating white nationalists/supremacists.Sep 21, 20141Sep 21, 20141