Alleged Acts of Racism and the Definition of Racist
What do we really mean when we say ‘racist’? According to the dictionary, a racist is a person who believes their racial group is superior or that another racial group is inferior. There is no list of...
View ArticleWhy You Should Care About Human Rights
The other day, I was browsing around one of my favorite used book stores. It had been far too long since I had been there and I spent a good hour or so weaving my way through the shelves, breathing in...
View ArticleWhat Happened to Chapter TK?
I’m sorry if my posts have been a bit scattered lately and I promise it won’t last for longer. Here’s the short of it: remember when I wrote about moving in with my boyfriend. Well, that’s happening....
View ArticleQuestioning Society with the Return of Chapter TK
I told you I wasn’t going to disappear from the blogosphere and that was true. I’m not quite up to snuff, yet and there are still boxes scattered about my apartment, but I am committed to my return....
View ArticleMental Illness in the Workplace After the Germanwings Tragedy
By now, I’m sure you all have heard of Germanwings Flight 4U9525, which crashed into the French Alps on March 24th. Since that date, multiple news agencies have reported that regulations and laws...
View ArticlePolice Violence: What Crimes Deserve the ‘Death Penalty’?
At what point has someone committed an act so heinous that they deserve the death penalty? Is it when they set off bombs at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, or when they run from the police...
View ArticleHow to Tell Catholic Parents You’re Moving in with Your Bofriend
Oh the joys of having well-meaning Catholic parents. I don’t have a problem with religion or parents trying to do what’s best for their child. Yet, every child reaches an age where they start to make...
View ArticleAre there Standard Procedures for Romantic Relationships?
When I wrote about How to Tell Your Catholic Parents you’re Moving in with your Boyfriend last week, a commenter who disagreed with my decision suggested every relationship, no matter how unique, must...
View ArticleShould Dr. Oz be Removed from His Position as Professor of Surgery at...
Dr. Oz has come under fire, recently, with a number of doctors trying to have him removed from his position as professor of surgery at Columbia University. From what I can tell, they claim his show...
View ArticleWhat Should you do when Opportunity Knocks?
Less than a year ago, I was laid off from what had turned into a dead end job. I once thought I would help create a whole department for the company, but the funding and attention wasn’t there....
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