by Barry Fagin | Aug 18, 2014 | Philosophy & Ethics, Psychology, Society & Culture
{Published in the Colorado Springs Gazette, July 18th, 2013} Anyone who has Googled “bikini” within the past two weeks (90 percent of hormonally active males with an Internet connection) knows all about Madelyn Sheaffer. While trying to enjoy the...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Aug 14, 2014 | Philosophy & Ethics, Politics & Law, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture
Fellow citizens: You are slaves of fear. I see it every day, on the pages of Facebook, comments in the news, and casual opinions expressed on the street. There are fears for everyone, according to their ideological preferences and cultural identities — fear of...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Aug 12, 2014 | Philosophy & Ethics, Politics & Law, Society & Culture, Technology & Futurism
Today we bring you TWO TED Talks — an interview with Edward Snowden and an interview with a representative of the NSA. On a side note, I thought it interesting that Snowden used Skype as a robotic avatar, and Ledgett was bigger-than-life on a large screen....
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Aug 7, 2014 | Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture
{This essay was inspired by a discussion on LinkedIn after the posting of an article about changing demographics of those who identify themselves as “religious”.} When people talk about religion, it’s almost like they are speaking different...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Aug 5, 2014 | Politics & Law, Society & Culture
This TED Talk gives us a solution for obesity in society that is the opposite of Bloomberg idiocy, first because it’s not micromanagingly oppressive, and secondly because it actually works. Creating an environment for change and a better lifestyle could also be...
by Luis Clemente | Aug 2, 2014 | Politics & Law, Society & Culture
The crisis at the southern border continues unabated, without an apparent resolution and with Congress about to recess for the summer and get into high gear afterwards for the November midterms. The politicking around the wave of unaccompanied minors reaching the US...