It is present in every aspect of society – from conversations, to concerts, to production, to war – social force is inescapable. Some call it..
It’s that time of year again! The US presidential campaigning period has officially kicked off, with several presidential hopefuls having announced their candidacies earlier this..
“Be all that you can be.” – US Army From the most powerful military in the world, massive corporations, and even children’s television networks, we..
I’d like to begin by clarifying that I agree with and support everything the current student protests stand for. Yes, I am anti-austerity and I..
There’s a scene in the Pixar’s Ratatouille that strikes a chord with anyone who watches it. Anton Ego, the cynical restaurant critic, is momentarily transported..
Arguably the greatest gaping hole in the WTO rules and norms is the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA). One of the three pillars that holds this..
The historian George Chauncey argues that in pre-WWI New York, gay sex and prostitution, thrown together by attitude and circumstance, shared the same geography. All..
The United States obscenity law is closely interwoven with America’s unfortunate contradiction. That is, although it is a land that touts the virtues of minimal..
Cinema Politica always succeeds in delivering insightful yet importantly painful voyages across the rich cultural and historical canvas that is Earth...
While I appreciated some of the ideas presented during Graphite’s “God is not Dead” week, especially when put up against an increasingly pervasive and blind..
The personal testimony of the Charlie Tragedy from a Paris based freelance journalist...
There were no murders this week over a cartoon. In a secular age, the human being still has a need for the sacred. We require..
The recent attack on the French satirical newspaper, Charlie Hebdo, forces us to come to terms with our understanding of freedom of speech. What is..
Why the turn to the religious? Why now, with all we know? Anyone on the street can give you one thousand problems with religion: scandal..
The West seems to be losing its religion. This has not been a fast process, is not an intergenerational schism. While only 5 percent of..
In a world far far away a game of competitive ping-pong is being played. All seems well and good, until the referee is believed dead..
Do not deceive yourself — God is very much alive. The atheist for all his rules, restrictions, and rationalizing is every bit as dogmatic and..
These past midterm elections in the US brought about a monumental shift in the political dynamic of Washington D.C.– in an overwhelming victory, the Republicans..
Since the ’07-‘08 financial crisis and the Occupy Wall Street protests, income inequality has become a ubiquitous part of the national conversation in the US..
Acceptance and understanding of mental health has increased profoundly in the last century. Yet most institutions and states have yet to reach a point where mental..