Author: Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig

  • I told you we were evolving. I just didn’t tell you it would happen like this. At midnight, without warning, the blog you’ve been reading, sharing, debating, and sometimes arguing with in the comments did something unprecedented. It dropped a full-length rap album on iTunes. Not a podcast. Not a video series. Not a “special edition.”…

    The Blog You Love Just Dropped a Rap Album… and It’s Already Platinum
  • Dear Governor Whitmer, I urge you not to opt Michigan into the federal school voucher program created under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. My research, along with a substantial body of national and international evidence, shows that voucher programs drain public resources, weaken civil rights protections, and destabilize the public education systems that serve…

    My Open Letter to Governor Whitmer about Vouchers
  • With Cesar Chavez’s birthday approaching, this is a time to reflect, and for many of us, it is not an easy reflection. The recent allegations are painful and difficult to process. For those of us who grew up seeing Chavez as a symbol of justice and sacrifice, it feels unsettling, even unbelievable. But, I believe Dolores Huerta…

    Cesar Chavez Is Not the Whole Story. Here’s What We’re Missing
  • You know it when you see it. Every once in a while, you do not just meet someone with potential. You meet someone who operates at a completely different level. It is not about charisma alone, and it is not about how well someone performs in a meeting. It is about clarity, discipline, and a…

    A-Level Delivers Results, B-Level is Safe: Hire a Dan Bartholomae
  • There are moments when history does not simply get revisited, it gets broken open in a way that forces us to confront what we thought we knew. This is one of those moments. On March 7, I published a blog titled Midnight Shock: A “Sensitive Matter” About César Chávez’s Past Has Halted Celebrations. In that…

    Cesar Chavez Will Be Erased. But the Movement for Justice Cannot Be

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