Were Video Games to Blame for the Virgina Tech Massacre?

Perpetrators only hours after the Virgina Tech shooting had ended up blaming computer video games for the bloodiest massacre in U.S. history.

Here Is Why You Should Not Reveal That Your Innermost Secret

You know that many lies have been told and keep being told in the name of God. Why? Because there is nothing wrong with it. God gave everyone the right to either lie or tell reality by keeping your thoughts hidden.

Shopping Tips For Vacuum Cleaner Buyers

Are you frustrated by all the different makes and models of vacuum cleaners out there? One general rule is that newer features usually drive up cost.

Can Taking Vitamins Kill You by Causing an Early Death ?

People who take vitamins and nutritional supplements do so to become healthier. However, the results of a controversial and much debated study indicates that, in some cases, vitamins may have the opposite effect.

The Blind (Mis)Leading The Blind - Tabloids Hamper Our Intellectual Development

Tabloids are occupying more and more shelf space in our local kiosks and delis', they are a threat to our sound opinions of reality and our intellectual development. For the worst part, they lure the most sensitive demographic group of our society, our kids, and send them uncensored, repulsive and notoriously inspiring messages that at the end can cause serious repercussions for their future development as individuals.

Skepticism In Today's Society

The topic might have been more true in olden days when ignorance was bliss. It is not as relevant with todays society. Skepticism is a part of human nature and will always remain so. Suspicion and mistrust come either from lack of experience or from bad past experiences.

Paris Hilton Gets Locked Up

Would you consider the news that Paris Hilton gets 45 days in jail, that newsworthy that it knocks off events such as the war in Iraq or Dafur off the front page of the BBC newsletter today?

Storms

It is one thing to have a limited political goal and to fight decisively for it - it is quite another to apply military force incrementally, hoping to find a political solution somewhere along the way. A president entering these situations must ask whether decisive force is possible and is likely to be effective and must know how and when to get out.

RFID Tags - Smart Idea or Invasion of Privacy?

Begin now to be more involved in knowing how technology driven e-commerce and governmental agencies control how RFID will change our future and how it will affect people across the globe.

Who Sexually Abuses Children?

Is your child prepared to deal with society's worst scourge-Sexual Abuse? Every year throughout the world several hundred children are sexually abused-assaulted by adults associated with their school experience. To adequately prepare your child for school you need to prepare him-her about sexual abuse prevention. How can children protect themselves? This article presents tips and strategies for safety.

Young, Black and Innocent

The seventies - as seen through the eyes of a black man, reflecting on his youth. A contrast and comparison with today's youth, who have become desensitized to sex and violence.

Is Globesity Causing an Alarming Rise in Diabetes?

Substance abuse is characterized by a pattern of repetitive use of mood and-or behavior-altering substance(s) in such a way as to...

Why We Speak

Speech matters. We speak to let it out. We speak to be heard. We speak to convince. We speak to educate. We speak to find agreement and community. We speak to change the world.

The Tyranny Of Experts (Part I) - The Limits Of Expertise

Experts can be banal, elitist, authoritarian, biased, ideological, foolish and fallible. We need experts for many things, but we cannot surrender to experts our opportunities - our responsibilities - to engage the world as intelligent, passionate, informed citizens. Indeed, we must break off the tyranny of experts and actively strive to save our corners of the world one idea at a time.

The Tyranny of Experts (Part II) - Experts and Civil Society

Experts cannot and should not be used to constitute or replace civil society. Indeed, the idea that anyone can claim to be a civil society expert is troubling. Civil society needs to be composed of a broad and diverse array of people throughout our societies. The internet offers us an opportunity to radically expand civil society, to debate all of the ideas and ideologies that shape the world, and to publish our speech around the world. We cannot abandon this field to experts, particularly not the much vaunted experts of civil society.