Kevin TrahanA Goodbye to Walter Roth, the Grandpa the World NeededIt’s hard to write a story the night before the last time you see someone so important to you, but when you know what you want to say, you…10 min read·Mar 28, 2021--2--2
Kevin TrahanYou really want to ban prisons? Yes. Here’s why and howWhen I tell people that I’m a prison abolitionist, they’re often taken aback.11 min read·May 19, 2019----
Kevin TrahanThe coming delegitimization of the Supreme CourtToday, the United States Supreme Court voted 5–4 to uphold Donald Trump’s “travel ban,” which bans travelers from majority Muslim…8 min read·Jun 26, 2018----
Kevin TrahanNorthwestern athletics is sucking up to Barstool, despite Barstool’s sexist comments about its own…Northwestern University’s athletic department has always gone out of its way to suck up to Chicago media, because as a school with little…3 min read·Mar 24, 2018----
Kevin TrahanQuotes from the Martin Luther King you didn’t learn aboutMonday is Martin Luther King Day, which means lots of people who vehemently oppose Black Lives Matter, school desegregation, race-conscious…4 min read·Jan 15, 2018----
Kevin TrahanHow redefining the role of a police officer is the only way to get true justice in police shootingsThe most egregious police shooting video in recent history was released this week, just after the shooter—Arizona police officer Philip…6 min read·Dec 9, 2017----
Kevin TrahanWhy we need racial and experiential diversity in our universities, not political diversityEarlier this month, Texas governor Greg Abbott went on another one of his diatribes about liberalism in universities, safe spaces and the…8 min read·Oct 16, 2017----
Kevin TrahanDivisiveness is not the problem standing in the way of equalityAfter Donald Trump’s tirade of a speech calling for NFL owners to fire players like “son of a bitch” Colin Kaepernick who kneel for the…3 min read·Sep 25, 2017----
Kevin TrahanThoughts on Chelsea Manning, Harvard and the CIA, from a former flag-loverIn a stunning moment of cowardice, Harvard announced early Friday morning that it would be disinviting Chelsea Manning to a fellowship at…4 min read·Sep 15, 2017----