728 x 90



Latest Posts

Top Authors

  • Ne-Yo and the Struggle Session That Went Off-Script

    Ne-Yo and the Struggle Session That Went Off-Script5

    “Struggle sessions” were a form of public humiliation and ideological re-education used during Maoist China. They involved mass gatherings where counterrevolutionaries and other enemies of the Communist Party were subjected to criticism, verbal abuse, and physical humiliation. The aim of a struggle session was to force the dissenter to confess their supposed wrongdoings and embrace

    READ MORE
  • NBA Moves Away From Title of ‘Owner’ for Its Franchise Executives

    NBA Moves Away From Title of ‘Owner’ for Its Franchise Executives0

    In a league dominated by black athletes, the term “owner” is out of vogue when referencing executives of NBA franchises due to its perceived racial connotation of evoking America’s history of slavery. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told TMZ Sports stopping the use of the word “owner” makes sense. “We moved away from that term years

    READ MORE
  • Nazi Germany Was Highly Educated

    Nazi Germany Was Highly Educated0

    There’s a persistent temptation for modern societies to identify education with formal schooling.   America seems to have fallen into that temptation. Education today is almost wholly associated with school, and improvements to education are focused on raising proficiency scores, helping students meet “standards,” and designing a more efficient system. It is often claimed that

    READ MORE
  • Navigating the Rise of Killer Road Rage

    Navigating the Rise of Killer Road Rage0

    Are Americans becoming angrier and more aggressive as drivers?

    READ MORE
  • Navel gazing about gender while the world burns

    Navel gazing about gender while the world burns0

    Camille Paglia, an American college professor and social critic, is one of a kind: a feminist who objects to almost every form of feminism known to womankind; a sexual radical who believes in complete freedom of sexual expression, yet a realist who insists that women have to take full responsibility for the sexual choices they

    READ MORE
  • Nature’s Medicine: Food

    Nature’s Medicine: Food16

    It’s tomato season on our hobby farm. This year I planted an unprecedented variety of tomatoes since I got some for free from the local feed store. So into the ground they went. I figured if I got some fruit, great, and if not, it was worth a try anyway. I’m pretty relaxed about my

    READ MORE