Topic: Opinion

Found 18 articles
Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission: Taking America from a Proud Democracy to a Privately-Funded Corporatocracy
03/09/10 - 946 words
Democracy is based on the core principle that the power to govern should be in the hands of the people.  In the United States, the people exercise that power by casting their vote for the candidate they see as most fit to... Go to Article »
Gay Marriage in Antiquity: How Far Have We Come?
03/03/10 - 1613 words
Regardless of which side you’re arguing for though, it’s hard to deny that the gay rights movement that America is currently experiencing feels remarkably similar to many events of our past: Abolitionism, the Civil... Go to Article »
Deception, Delusion, and Division in American Politics: Fruits of the Contact Zone
02/12/10 - 2190 words
The U.S. political system has become strangled by the misconceptions, dishonesty, and unfounded beliefs held and espoused by the opposing political parties. The truth is hard to come by, and even harder to recognize in the current... Go to Article »
Being Educated for Failure
02/12/10 - 815 words
“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Whether black, white, red or yellow,... Go to Article »
Restoring the Social Justice Identity of the Black Church
02/09/10 - 1132 words
“Come unto me, all who are labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). In the days of past, the clarion call and mission of the black church was two-fold: it served as a beacon of hope for... Go to Article »
Attending College When You've Never Been to High School: Integrating Homeschoolers into the College System
02/05/10 - 1444 words
Since the 1990s, homeschooling in the United States has jumped to impressive numbers, with special assistance in 2000 from the so-called “Harvard for Homeschoolers” program, founded by Michael Farris (Farrah, 2009... Go to Article »
With REAL ID, Privacy Concerns for the Transgender Community
02/01/10 - 565 words
The level of data collection mandated by the REAL ID Act of 2007 should raise concern for all American citizens who enjoy their privacy, because it mandates unprecedented levels of data collection and an equally unprecedented... Go to Article »
Comparing Characters from Albert Camus's "The Fall" and Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
01/14/10 - 1360 words
Jean-Baptiste Clamence in Albert Camus's The Fall and the mysterious Ancient Mariner in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner each experience something that radically shifts his worldview and his view of... Go to Article »
Book Review: Stephen Kotkin's 'Armageddon Averted'
01/08/10 - 3114 words
As the world's first real Marxist experiment, the Soviet Union, by virtue of lasting seventy odd years, proved Western intelligentsia wrong. The latter had long thought it was doomed to fail. When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989... Go to Article »
China Offers Alternative Development Model in 'Beijing Consensus'
01/02/10 - 983 words
The Beijing Consensus, a new development model based on China’s own economic success, is one of the latest ways that China is asserting itself as a major player in international politics. This shift comes as developing... Go to Article »
An Argument for Outlawing Genocide Denial
12/28/09 - 996 words
More than half a century ago, famed philosopher George Santayana observed, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” In the 20th century alone, the world bore witness to the Holocaust in Europe... Go to Article »
Is Fat-Phobia Forever?
12/23/09 - 1344 words
Author Susan Bordo has said, “fat is the devil, and we are continually beating him” (48). When considering this statement, and others like it, it is important to consider the ways in which we are also turning that... Go to Article »
Art and Biology: How Discoveries in Biology influenced the Development of Art Nouveau
12/15/09 - 1671 words
Art Nouveau is the so-called “modern style” developed at the turn of the 19th century. Although it is dated roughly between 1890 and 1910, its first true recognition as an important new movement in art and design... Go to Article »
Who Makes a Nation? An Examination of Nationalism, Gender, and Membership in the Nation
12/07/09 - 1370 words
Nationalism is defined by Merriam-Webster’s dictionary as, “loyalty and devotion to a nation; especially: a sense of national consciousness exalting one nation above all others and placing primary emphasis on promotion... Go to Article »
Universal Grace: Early Christian Texts Focused on Conversion
12/07/09 - 2651 words
I will oppose fervently anyone who argues that the relative success of the Christian church owes anything to “uniqueness,” at least as far as theology goes. Christianity is not unique, not in its conception of God... Go to Article »
Understanding the Implications of a Global Village
11/20/09 - 2207 words
Imagine the vast spectrum of all the cultures in the world. Listen to the music—from the gentle drum beats of Africa, to the melodic didgeridoo of Australia, to the scream of the electric guitar. Taste the curry from India... Go to Article »
Child Murders in "Medea": Parallel, Past, and Present Use of Child Soldiers
11/13/09 - 1450 words
That wars are fought by the young for the old is a universally known truth. It is an ancient argument, a tired anti-war theme. Tired not in that it is hackneyed or obsolete, but in that its hollering admonitions have for all... Go to Article »
Equitable Capitalism: The Rebirth of American Business
11/05/09 - 1163 words
My love for business began as I read Ayn Rand’s acclaimed novel, Atlas Shrugged, in the ninth grade.  Packed with adventure, danger, and optimism about our country’s fundamental views on commerce, Atlas Shrugged... Go to Article »