Category: Bigger Picture
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(Interview): “Ending the Silence” with Austin Teel
Good movements by good people should have as many platforms to educate as possible. I recently became aware of Austin’s activity with an End the Silence campaign and wanted to do a Q&A for the site to shed light to…
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Pentagon War Game: U.S. vs. North Korea
: CNN gets an inside look on “what if” a North Korea-like regime crumbled and the U.S. was to invade such a country.
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TED Talk: Lawrence Lessig: Re-examining the remix
Former “young Republican” Larry Lessig talks about what Democrats can learn about copyright from their opposite party, considered more conservative. A surprising lens on remix culture.
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Video: 7 Minutes of Gun Control Smackdown
Virtual President Bill Whittle makes the case for the Second Amendment, by presenting the factual, moral and historical case against gun control. Download the transcript of the speech.
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Help a man find his wallet
KWQC Meteorologist Greg Dutra had his wallet stolen recently, which turns out to be quite sentimental to him. Read his post from Facebook below. TO WHOMEVER STOLE MY WALLET: Hey there! It’s me, Greg. I know you have my wallet…
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North Korea explained in 4 minutes
Podcaster David Seamen breaks down the atrocity that is North Korea.
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China and Australia to say goodbye to U.S. dollar
(Catholic.org Business) China, in collusion with Australia, is preparing to deal a blow to the sluggish and fragile U.S. economy. China is preparing to enable direct currency exchanges with Australia, in what many believe is a pilot program to see…
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Dozens Indicted in Atlanta Cheating Scandal
(Huffington Post) ATLANTA — Juwanna Guffie was sitting in her fifth-grade classroom taking a standardized test when, authorities say, the teacher came around offering information and asking the students to rewrite their answers. Juwanna rejected the help. “I don’t want…
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“That is to succeed.”
“To laugh often and to love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affections of children; to earn the approbation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best…