Entries by Robert S. Griffin, Ph.D.

He Doth Opine: A Review of Making Sense of The Alt-Right by George Hawley

Making Sense of The Alt-Right George Hawley New York: Columbia University Press, 2017, 218 pp. With any book, it helps to take into account who wrote it and who published it.   George Hawley is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Alabama.   Assistant professor is the lowest professor rank.   Hawley’s a young […]

Feelings and Thoughts on Charlottesville

Like everyone—in the world, really—I was riveted by the events in Charlottesville.   What came up for me: My first reaction was elation and gratitude.  How about this!  White people—organized, and doing it publicly—standing up for their heritage and race, standing up for people like me, standing up for me.  When has this ever happened before?  […]