Freedom of speech dies without the license to offend

In the wake of last week’s brutal attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, rhetoric surrounding the issue has been disappointing to me and other like-minded…

Pride plays an interesting role in our lives. In fact, the two prominent schools of thought on the sensation (if you will) of pride is that: A.) It is entirely destructive and, over time or exhausted use, causes one who…

An Opportunity?

In the wake of the current crisis in Iraq, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, also known and ISIS or ISIL, is leading the charge in establishing a Sunni Islamist caliphate in what the modern world knows as Iraq, subjecting millions of innocently practicing Muslims…