Justice Inc: The Intellectual Bodyguards, Book 1 The government imposed lockdown during the COVID pandemic creates economic turmoil in Houston. Intellectual bodyguards Justin Walker and Pratik Shah come to the defense of landlords and small business owners and challenge the morality of the lockdown. A Moral Sanction: The Intellectual Bodyguards, Book 2 Jack Charlton’s dream…
In antebellum Texas, Samuel Dawson does the unthinkable. He rejects the idea that Black people are subhuman and do not possess the same rights as whites. His defiance is met with hostility from his father and neighboring plantation owners. But Samuel does not succumb to the pressures exerted by others. He remains true to what…
What would you do to defend your freedom? Following the emancipation of slaves in Texas, twenty-year-old plantation owner Samuel Dawson faces new challenges. The state government is reticent to recognize social and political equality between Blacks and whites. Many Texans are determined to return the state to white dominance, threatening the thriving community that Samuel…
Can one person change the course of history? Challenging cultural paradigms is seldom a simple task, and it is particularly difficult for a twelve-year-old. Yet, in 1857, Samuel Dawson, the son of a slaveholder in Texas, does just that. He begins by befriending Will, an enslaved boy his father had recently purchased. Samuel’s father objects…
Who should be in control of a child’s education? The parents or the government? Dissatisfied with government schools, parents across Texas demand more education options for their children. Spurred on by the governor, Republican state legislators introduce bills to establish education savings accounts for each student in the state. However, Democrats, Republicans representing rural districts,…
When the local zoning commission rezones Jack Charlton’s land, making it impossible for him to open the battery factory that he has long dreamed of. Justin and Pratik come to his rescue. As they battle local zoning bureaucrats, they are soon confronted with another nemesis. A state legislator has introduced a bill that would make…
On their first day of college, aspiring intellectuals Justin Walker and Pratik Shah meet in their philosophy class. The class is soon disrupted as Antifa invades the room, shouts insults, and threatens the professor. Justin and Pratik remove Antifa from the lecture hall and find themselves labeled Nazi sympathizers. Antifa continues disrupting classes each day,…
Shortly after graduating college with degrees in philosophy, Justin Walker and Pratik Shah open Justice Inc, a business that provides intellectual bodyguard services. Rather than protect their clients from physical threats, Justin and Pratik protect their clients from intellectual threats. Justin and Pratik are soon joined by the Three Amigas: Justin’s sister, Jenna, his cousin…
How should the government respond to a deadly pandemic? The lockdowns and prohibitions imposed during the COVID pandemic created economic turmoil across the nation. When the local government in Houston responds to the problems its lockdown created with more controls and prohibitions, philosophers Justin Walker and Pratik Shah come to the rescue of small businesses…
With the exception of those who have taken a vow of poverty, human beings desire “stuff.” We want more than the basic necessities that life requires. We want a safe place to live and dependable transportation. We want to attend concerts, movies, and sporting events. We want gadgets, such as smart phones, computers, and flat…
My second book, The Innovator Versus the Collective, is now available in paperback and Kindle. The Introduction to the book is posted below. At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain, many textile workers rebelled against the labor-saving machines being introduced. The Luddites—as they were called—believed that this new technology would mean the…
It has been said that the teacher often learns more than the students, and I can vouch for the truth of that adage. For the past ten months, I have been teaching a writing class for ESL students. The experience has greatly expanded my understanding of writing. To set the context, my students are all…