The Curious Case of Ben Bernanke
Ben Bernanke made some vague, far-reaching statements recently concerning the economy. I won’t go into many of the specifics, for two reasons. The first is that, frankly, you’re on internet, and...
Category: Society
A slap in the face for female Zenit Fans
American readers, please note that the word "football" is used here instead of the word "soccer." The soundtrack of the initial years of my life was often comprised of the din of football chants on...
The Phelps family: speech and slippery slopes
We live in a heterosexist society that largely creates homosexuality as deviant to maintain its undeserved privilege. All of the agents of socialization are dedicated to promoting this imbalance of...
Love, Money, Violence: the economic crisis and the post-Soviet marriage
If you happen to sit around watching Ukrainian television these days, you might notice a public service announcement on domestic abuse, straight from the Ukrainian Ministry of Family, Youth, and...
Black historical politics in the age of Obama
“History shows that it does not matter who is in power… those who have not learned to do for themselves and have to depend solely on others never obtain any more rights or privileges in the end...
Best of Europe: Berlin
I went to high school in Bavaria, so I speak fluent German. I had always wanted to live in Berlin, but have so far been unable to do due to job reasons. I try and visit my two best friends who live...
When the fauxgressive is on your side
I am black and I am a woman; this means that I face two areas of stigmatization. My body is controversial because for some it exists solely as a thing that can be exploited for personal gain....
25 Things about the Facebook “25 Facts” List
You might have noticed that the whole ’25 facts’/ '25 things about me' trend has turned into a full-blown Facebook craze. It got me thinking. And since a valued muse once told me that the list...
Nadya Suleman and the choice we never respect
When life begins is a question that has continuously been up for debate in our social discourse. If life begins at conception, do women have the right to terminate a pregnancy even though the foetus...
Josh Frathole Faces Challenges (and comes out on top, haw haw)
Joshua K. Frathole, of the prestigious AΣΣ fraternity deals with… A bad organic chemistry exam score: Hey, professor, appreciate you seein’ me. …Oh, yeah, it’s like 1:30. Office hours?...