by Barry Fagin | Dec 3, 2012 | Education, Society & Culture
{Published in the Colorado Springs Gazette, 3-5-09} Imagine that Russian language classes are mandatory, starting in 6th grade. Imagine that, in order to get in to college, you had to pass an exam that tested how well you spoke it. Imagine that all the trendiest...
by Fulano de Tal | Nov 28, 2012 | Philosophy & Ethics, Politics & Law, Psychology, Society & Culture
Violence – did somebody mention violence?[1] The inter-relationship of violence, ethics, and revolution Many of those committed to the human project, namely the total transformation of social relationships, tend to adopt an ‘end justifies the means’ approach[2]. This...
by Barry Fagin | Nov 26, 2012 | Philosophy & Ethics, Society & Culture
{Colorado Springs Gazette, 2012-11-14. Editor’s Note: Barry Fagin recently won The Colorado Professor of the Year award.} “Why are you teaching at a military academy?” For people who are supposed to be smart, professors ask stupid questions. I’ve presented...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Nov 22, 2012 | Politics & Law, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture
The dinner table is set. Will it be a feast of family-ness or an ideological battleground? Does the microcosm of the home really have to mimic the dysfunction of the macrocosm of society? Here’s my take and some tips on making the best, instead of the worst...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Nov 21, 2012 | Politics & Law, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture
The guest info-graphic (thumb-nailed) represents where we are, state-by-state, om Same-Sex marriage and civil unions, as well as the positions of prominent politicians and representatives of religious beliefs. Does Obama support same-sex marriage? What about Governor...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Nov 20, 2012 | Society & Culture
I will not talk about /b/ … just post about it: {Editor’s Note: I was personally involved in one of the aspects of this for some time, and had Rick Roll as my ringtone for a while.}
