There are a few topics of discussion that typically are not safe for the dinner table or social gatherings. Nothing kills the mood more or instigates verbal fisticuffs better than an impromptu conversation about religion, politics or abortion rights. And that’s because nothing...
The Oxford Dictionary defines a hero as someone who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements and noble qualities. It is a person who goes above and beyond to perform extraordinary acts of kindness or bravery, sometimes for no reason at all or sometimes because...
So who was the real winner of Thursday night’s Vice-Presidential debate? I think the word ‘malarkey’ might actually be, to tell you the truth. CNN made sure to report that it was being googled at a phenomenal rate once it slipped out of “Laughing Joe’s” mouth. And...
Trust your gut. Most of us have been told that before, usually when we find ourselves in a moment of uncertainty or doubt, and it’s because humans hold an inherent and instinctual trust in their guts and whatever else supposedly lies down there. Maybe it’s courage or...
The Republicans have got to learn to play fair. It’s like the advertising campaign of Ally Bank where a little girl is shown a beautiful pink bicycle and asked by a coiffed suit if she’d like to take it for a ride. And of course she does, who wouldn’t? The only catch is...
The Atlantic published an article by Professor Anne-Marie Slaughter entitled Why Women Still Can’t Have It All in the July/August 2012 issue. It was the most read article in the history of the magazine, and with almost a million readers in its first week alone, Slaughter has...
It is twenty-five minutes after midnight, and I’m almost home from work. The walk from the bus stop isn’t that long, only about ten minutes or so, but the streets are empty and quiet and covered in the blanket of night. I know no one is following me; I know this because I...
It is mid-January 2012 in the city of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe, the second largest city after the capital Harare, and three women are rounded up in a police van after being accused of “standing” near a mall. They are known by the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front...
Bipartisanship in the United States right now is a disgrace. With only a few respective members each from the Democratic Party and the Republican Party willing to reach across the aisle, congress has subsequently metamorphosed itself into a lame duck, ineffectual in its...
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