The Breadwinner
Finished watching a wonderful animated tale about a young girl in <relatively> modern Afghanistan, the complexities of her life in general, her desperate attempt to see her father who is taken from her family, and… The Breadwinner
What Is The World Coming To
Last night I saw a commercial for a prescription medication. When the patient started talking the printed text on the screen said “Actor portraying a real person.” What in heaven’s name did that mean?
The Importance of Storytelling
Over the last year or so, I decided to focus a bit more on academic opportunities.
I have attempted to become a better professor at the University of Maryland University College (UMUC), helped start a non-profit focused on increasing academic involvement with government (ATARC), and this semester signed up for two graduate courses at the University of Maryland College Park in, of any things, Government and Political Science.
One of the two graduate classes I am taking focuses on Political Institutions in the US, the other focuses on Political Theory relating to human rights. It is the latter I wanted to talk about in this post.
My Second Mention in the Washington Post
One of my now favorite sports writers for the Washington Post, Tracee Hamilton, wrote a column today, Olympic hockey rules for overtime and shootouts,
This followed the dramatic eight round shoot-out, technically in International Hockey referred to as Game Winning Shots (GWS), where the U.S. beat Russia in a preliminary round game in hockey 3-2.
American’s Belief (or non-belief) In Evolution
I read a column in the Post that noted that Republicans (not me) are growing more skeptical about evolution while Democrats are increasing in their belief, http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/12/30/republicans-growing-more-skeptical-about-evolution/. I then went and read the source Pew Research… American’s Belief (or non-belief) In Evolution
A Wonderful Nobel Peace Prize Candidate
Evidently the winner or winners of the Nobel Peace Prize will be announced this Friday. This award, which at least in my opinion, does always recognize someone who has taken personal risks to demonstrate their… A Wonderful Nobel Peace Prize Candidate
Defining Genius
There is an interesting article in the current issue of Commentary Magazine, about the definition of genius, noting that the term is used pretty widely these days about many people, http://www.commentarymagazine.com/article/i-dream-of-genius/. There was on particular quote… Defining Genius
How Do You Handle a Brawny…, I mean Brony…, Um
I recently read an article about the annual BronyCon, www.bronycon.org, held a few weeks ago in Baltimore MD. After finally realizing that this was a real event, I naturally turned to the Internet to find… How Do You Handle a Brawny…, I mean Brony…, Um