Ten years after Iraq war began, Iran reaps the gainsAnd the political chess game in the Middle East moves on ( Read more... )

Since March 2011, Syria has been locked in a conflict between its citizens and the current regime under President Bashar al-Assad. The rebels wants Assad out of office. However, what kind government would be installed should Assad be ousted? Optimistically, it would be a more democratic-type government. Pessimistically, it would be another Islamist ( Read more... )

Cynical Thought of the Day

United States of America, eh?
A collection of nation-states full of individuals suspicious or outright paranoid of each other hardly sounds "united".

Individual States of America?
Republic States of America (since we are a republic)?
Are these names more apt?

Optimistic Thought of the DayMore and more people in my ( Read more... )

I was reading a picture someone post on their Facebook timeline today that stated, "If the government won't trust me with my guns, I don't trust them with theirs!"

It once got me thinking about the whole ever-present issue of gun rights and control once again. I went and read about the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Serving in a well ( Read more... )

Here's a deep question for the day ( Read more... )

I caught this article in my news feed:
Roe v. Wade 40 years later: Advances in women’s reproductive health

In the last 40 years, we have made several advances in women's reproductive health. However, we also have battled with the philosophy of aborting an unborn child. While it seems apparent the issue is being debated on moral grounds, abortion ( Read more... )

Time for one of those rare LiveJournal postings again. In light of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, it has flared up the present issue of gun control and its impact upon the Second Amendment. Usually with complex issues such as these, I don't have a quick answer. I finally posted my thoughts on the matter as a reply to a Facebook post. To ( Read more... )

It was a typical morning. I was up early enough for my second year of community college classes. I didn't have a car at the time so my friend John D. was picking me up to take me to classes. We didn't hear anything about what was going on from the radio station we were tuned into since they were still playing music. I found out only after I arrived ( Read more... )

I haven't really done much for Martin Luther King Jr. day growing up and into my adulthood. I quickly give thought to how fortunate I have things in today's world versus over 40 years ago. I definitely enjoyed having a day off of from classes and/or work. However, today, I decided to listen to the whole of MLK Jr's speech "Beyond Vietnam -- A ( Read more... )

In light of today, it reminded me of a track from Linkin Park's latest album "A Thousand Suns" titled "Wisdom, Justice and Love". The track quotes words spoken by the late MLK Jr. regarding the Vietnam War...

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