Alderin Ordell

Appeal to Vanity, Not Heart! How to Revolutionize the Animal Rights Movement

The animal rights movement has been led by many heroic, heart-centered individuals who have sacrificed much of what they have to help the helpless and give voice to the voiceless. I have watched over the years as these individuals gave impassioned pleas to save the whales, save the salmon,...
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The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America by Carol Anderson

I first learned about this book on NPR. It is an essential read! Most Americans who rally for the second amendment are not aware of its history. As Carol Anderson points out, the Second Amendment was initially created to protect the rights of state militias. Why? Because those militias hunted...
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Fixing Portland: A Special Report

Solutions for Portland and Other US Cities Below is a letter that I wrote to the Portland City Council. Portland has been in the news these past several months and many of the images show run down streets, out of control homelessness, trash, rioting, vandalism, and more. Unfortunately, much of...
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You Paid Taxes. Corporations Didn’t! Now Schools and Non-Profits Don’t Have Funding!

Corporations Force the Middle Class to Pay for Everything A very common belief is that our country is struggling financially. If you asked a random individual, they'd probably agree that we simply don't have enough money to fund the schools, fix the roads, feed the homeless, save the environment, provide...
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Finally! A PLAN to FIX AMERICA (That Doesn’t Suck): Part 1

American Misery at Every Street Corner I was stopped at a red light the other day in Portland, Oregon and I saw a homeless woman dancing on the sidewalk, but there was no joy in her movements. She would dance a few steps and then become very frustrated and slap...
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