Socialism: it’s when the government does stuff. This common meme phrase is often used to highlight how readily/easily people accuse things of being socialist when they do not like those things. Perhaps...
Reports emerged today that three British men have been held without trial for seven months and tortured in police custody in Dubai. British charity Reprieve announced the incident, claiming that the men...
The last few weeks have seen a series of decisions by lawmakers around the world to advance the rights of gay couples to legally marry. On Saturday, February 2nd, the French parliament approved a bill...
When did violence against women become so normalized? I was under the impression we had had a sexual revolution, at least in the West, so why is it that 2012 seemed to become a year characterized by horrific...
Getting Over the Loss
Just over two months ago the Republican Party began the slow process of recovery after Mitt Romney’s defeat to Barack Obama. An electoral loss is always hard, but perhaps this...
The tragic events in Kansas City this weekend stirred up some uncomfortable questions for the NFL. Jovan Belcher, a Kansas City Chiefs linebacker, killed his girlfriend and then himself on Saturday, ending...
Last week the Church of England failed yet again to approve a vote that would allow women to be ordained as bishops. The Anglican Church is appearing worryingly out of touch with contemporary society....
David Petraeus resigned as head of the CIA this week after it emerged that he had been having an extramarital affair with his biographer. Despite a long, distinguished, and successful career, including...
In recent weeks the UK has been rocked by allegations that one of the nation’s best loved entertainers was a serial pedophile. Police are currently dealing with around 300 potential victims spanning...
Class has recently re-emerged as a potent issue in British politics, with a senior politician at the center of the row. Andrew Mitchell, the government’s chief whip until last week, was filmed shouting...
Two years ago, the British public witnessed the first ever set of Prime Ministerial debates as part of the 2010 general election. This followed decades of wrangling among politicians and pundits over whether...
On Thursday, people across America came together to celebrate National Coming Out Day. Coming out has been seen for decades as a vital rite of passage for members of the LGBTQI community, and the extent...
