Mar
14

Why The Abortion Debate Matters To You

Why the abortion debate matters to you.

Just a year ago it seems, the debate on abortion and women’s right to equal health treatment seemed pretty black and white. You were either “pro-choice”, which meant that you believed that if a woman was pregnant, she should have the right to choose whether or not she wanted to keep the pregnancy, or end…
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Feb
28

Where Has the Elephant Gone?

Where has the elephant gone?

It was the best of men. It was the worst of men. It was a party defined by its conservatism, shaped by its tradition, and fueled by its belief in the American spirit. It represented some of the core principles of America: family values, hard work, respect, and faith. It was the Republican Party. I…
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Jan
18

5 Beta Trends That Should Die in 2012

Copyright Sean Buchan

As absurd as it is to cite ‘morality’ as a reason for any misguided person to discriminate, it is even more absurd because it seems the ‘morals’ are selective. Oh, these brothers have a moral code that stands up against homosexuality? Oh I’m sorry, I must have missed it when you spoke up against underage drinking, drug use, etc. in the fraternity- the REAL moral grey areas SLB faces! In for a penny, in for a pound: if you have adopted yourself as SLB’s ‘moral’ crusader, then take on all of our ‘moral’ shortcomings! I digress.

Dec
15

The Tea Partiers & The Occupiers: Separated at Birth?

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Regardless of how you feel about the Tea Partiers, they represent an American foundation and a basic constitutional right. Similarly, regardless of how you feel about the Occupiers they represent an American foundation and a basic constitutional right.

Nov
19

“Say It Isn’t So Joe!” Joe Paterno and the Penn State Scandal

From the Penn State Global Forum

Last week, the Penn State Scandal rocked the very foundation of American collegiate sports. Many will even argue it went beyond that: it shook the nation’s ideals and made us all reconsider previously-thought basic ideals such as the moral/legal dichotomy, heroism, loyalty, ethics and what it takes to be a leader and man. In what…
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