This may seem like an odd question to ask in the aftermath of the murder of Russian human rights activist Natalia Estemirova, but please bear with me. The mainstream of Russian society is, I would...
When I was growing up, the space race between NASA and the Soviet space program was a major topic of conversation. The race to the moon between the United States and Russia was a major avenue of Cold...
Tina Brown’s ploys for self-promotion are numerous, but her latest piece, along with a follow-up interview on CNN, takes the cake. Brown, former editor for noted U.S. magazines such as Vanity Fair,...
Today we associate the veil strictly with the Muslim faith, forgetting that it has a rich tradition in Christian theology as well. After all, I Corinthians 11, verse 5 states: But every woman that...
"The Damned, Blood on the Snow" is the previous installment of Chloe Bradshaw's saga. "I'm not dead," my brother says. "Though you did injure me on Vinson Massif.” He shows me a scar on his...
Section 377 of the India Penal Code is no more, at least for now. The former law criminalized LGBTQ Indian citizens and sex workers for acts of sodomy, thus restricting these groups from receiving...
Philadelphia. The city of brotherly love. A northeastern city, 43.8% African-American, that voted overwhelmingly for Barack Obama. And my home for the past couple of years. It's the last place you...
Venus and Serena Williams have dominated tennis since their first appearance in the nineties. Despite being champions many times over, they are still not given the respect that their accomplishment...
The debates started almost as soon the ball left Andy Roddick’s racket to lob high over his opponent and land several feet behind the baseline. Had Roger Federer sealed his place in sporting...
“In my own circle of writers and rock fans...populism had another meaning: it derived from pop.” -Ellen Willis, Introduction to Beginning to See the Light To be a leftist in America in the days...
