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Sophie Cunningham and the Philosophical Reason Bodies Matter
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Philosophy
- August 25, 2026






Apparently, we’ve been missing the secret decoder ring that would reveal the true psychological profile of Islamic terrorists. It’s not really Islam, or even a propensity for mayhem. It’s the need for “cognitive closure.” That habit of mind, along with others that psychologists closely associate with it, gives us the key clue—at least according to
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I’m always game for a good thinker’s film. The film Memento, starring Guy Pearce as a man suffering from anterograde amnesia who searches for his wife’s murderer, really stands out. It was assembled in reverse temporal order with flashback scenes thrown in at random spots. Don’t check your smart phone during this one, folks. The
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A recent New York Times article by Jeremy W. Peters claims it is a “fact” “that black people suffer disproportionately from police brutality.” He also asserts that President Trump’s rejection of this accusation is “racially inflammatory” and “racially divisive.” To the contrary, comprehensive facts show that this allegation against police is false. Furthermore, this deception has stoked racial
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Authorities have identified the culprits behind a racist drawing found on a whiteboard at Salisbury University in Maryland. Via USA Today: The image, found April 10 on a whiteboard in Blackwell Library, showed a stick figure being hung and labeled with a racial slur. Underneath was the hashtag “#whitepower.” The university confirmed Tuesday, April 26,
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For those in the rest of the country and around the world who are dealing with the riots, looting, and burning which broke out following George Floyd’s tragic death, I have good news: Things are beginning to quiet down in the Minneapolis/St. Paul epicenter. Protests remain, but thankfully the unrestrained chaos is dissipating. Unfortunately, we’re
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In the Netflix science fiction show Black Mirror actress Bryce Dallas Howard plays the part of Lacie in the episode “Nosedive.” Lacie lives in a dystopian, not-so-distant future. In this reality, on social media via their smartphones, people instantly rate every encounter they have with another person. The highest rating you can receive is 5, and
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