This blog's raison d'etre.

Hello and welcome to my blog.

This opening post will operate primarily as an introduction and mission statement, while operating second as an invitation, and finally as a little about me.

Firstly, this blog is born of my recent foray into politics.  It is only with the recent presidential election of President Obama that I started to take an active interest in American politics.  Having lived in the isolated bubble that is Saint Andrews, Scotland for four years of Medieval History education, it was both easy and preferable to ignore the issues and concerns of my home country.  Now back in the states and entering the "real world", I realize that I can not remain ignorant.

I am not happy with how politics is handled in America.  I'm not happy with how it is taught to us as children, how it is represented to us by the media, or always how it is executed in government.  I would like to see change in not only the operations of politics, but primarily in how we as citizens see and approach the topic.  As a firm believer in the Socratic Method, I think the greatest way to refine ideas and see them implemented is through discussion and potentially influence how America governs itself.  Thus, I will use this blog to discuss weekly topics of interest, both from my independent research and through suggestions of anyone who is interested.

So, as the second component to this opening post, I invite all of you.  Is there something on your mind, something that interests you, something that you want discussed or simply to be heard about?  Then leave me a message or comment, and I will try to give everyone a chance.

Lastly, a little about where I am coming from.  I am an agnostic, a registered independent, white male, San Diegan.  I have a Masters in Medieval History from the University of St. Andrews as well as a paralegal certificate from the University of San Diego.  These events and experiences shape how I view the world thus far, and through discussion I hope to be as unbiased as possible through exposure to other perceptions.

Let's begin, first topic will be up soon.