Garrett S. Griffin, contributor at WGTC, has written on politics, culture, and history for 12 years, during which time he authored 'Racism in Kansas City: A Short History' and 'Why America Needs Socialism: The Argument from Martin Luther King, Helen Keller, Albert Einstein, and Other Great Thinkers.' He has a master's degree from Rockhurst University and is about to finish a second master's from Missouri State.