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The Migrant Crisis Presents a Moral Dilemma 0
- Culture
- June 1, 2016
During the three-day Memorial Day weekend, as Americans grilled meat and sipped ice-cold beer and Coca-Cola, more than 700 migrants from Africa died when their unseaworthy boats sank in the Mediterranean Sea on the way to Europe. Although a U.N. official named in the linked article called that “a very intense and exceptional week for
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Which Roman Emperor Are You?0
- Entertainment
- June 1, 2016
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7 Facts Death Penalty Supporters Should Consider 0
- Culture
- June 1, 2016
Julie Borowski is a libertarian who has made a bit of a name for herself by posting quirky videos on some serious subjects. In the video below, she explains how she went from being a proponent of capital punishment to an opponent. Readers can watch the clip for themselves and determine if her facts are
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Is A Critical Thinking Gap Driving Income Inequality?0
- Culture
- June 1, 2016
There is an unrelenting tide of new information that is being pushed by an ever increasing set of sources. Along with this crush of data is the certainty that much of it is inaccurate or a misrepresentation. With that understanding it is more important than ever that citizens are critical thinkers to sort out the
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Helen Keller’s Reading Program Might Help Today’s Students 0
- Education
- June 1, 2016
When Helen Keller died on June 1st of 1968 at the age of 87, she left behind an incredible legacy as a person who overcame three major disabilities to become a celebrated author and speaker. As she herself attested, this incredible legacy was made possible by her teacher, Anne Sullivan, who opened up a world
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Why Did Dante’s Inferno Have a Real-Life Saint in Hell?0
- History
- June 1, 2016
If one were asked to name the greatest work of literature of all time, there would be only a handful of serious contenders. Both of Homer’s classics would make the short list. Perhaps Virgil’s epic would also qualify. Possibly one or two of Shakespeare’s tragedies. And there is little doubt that Dante’s magnum opus, The
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