Social Science

During and right after the mortgage crisis some were talking about the commercial crash and how that would soon hit.  At the time I thought,...

Every weekend, free samples of the American consumer society are offered at your local Costco...along with five layer dip and gummy vitamins.

Can we not propose that a jumbled mind is expressed through incoherent speech? When we take up arms, we’re talking about our vote.

At a time in our nation's history when our Supreme Court has chosen the wealthy to dominate our politics and the press has mostly abandoned their duty to empower the public with truth, how can the people find their way back to a true and responsive democracy?

Those who have propagated bigotry and hatred for profit like Rush Limbaugh and Fox News have so saturated society with it, that people who join that horrible chorus feel that they are just doing the normal thing.

Three phases of my life (so far) as represented by the foods I ate.

I am writing this post to fulfill a promise I made to Kes awhile ago, but I think it will be interesting to a few. ...

Stating that gay people were born with their orientation seems like the perfect counter to the conservative argument that being gay is a choice, but this life-affirming rebuttal opens the door to other attacks.

Oh, I'm a good old rebel, Now that's just what I am, And for this yankee nation, I do not give a damn. I'm glad I fought agin...

The thought of eternal suffering is a significant motivator for those who are strong in their religious beliefs. It is also conducive to those who push various religious doctrines on their congregants to keep them in line.