Social Issues

A Speech by an Imaginary Presidential Candidate

Almost all mass shootings are done by men, as well as most violent and sexual crimes. Here are the Top 10 reasons that men are worse than women, and it's not even close.

Fentanyl is a plague that sweeps all before it. What makes it so dangerous? How do we deal with it?

Bringing logic and reason to a heated and emotional topic. How to bring balance and resolution to an emotionally charged and highly personal discussion. Your individual actions matter.

This article discusses key tools for increasing the world’s supply of sustainable seafood, including certifications, ratings, fisheries and aquaculture improvement projects, and sustainable fishing practices.

Female librarians on horseback delivered books to remote cabins in the mountains of Appalachia during the Depression. Through rugged terrain and harsh weather, they helped fight illiteracy as part of the Pack Horse Library Project.

There are things I've seen on social media so many times, I could do without seeing them ever again.

We will never ban guns in the United States. It wouldn't solve the issue of mass killings anyway.

The inspiration for this article came from a recent article in "The Atlantic" entitled "Why People Are Acting So Weird." We must admit we've been hearing about some strange behavior in the news recently.

Skid Row. Elevation 2008. Population: Too many. You may have heard of this place. You may have been here. You may even be a former resident. Or perhaps you arrived here because you Googled a hair band from the '80s.

The war in Ukraine brings into focus fundamental moral issues and questions as to our inability to learn from past history.

Daylight Saving Time was created to do exactly what the name implies: create savings. Specifically, it was intended to save energy. But that is no longer the case.

Eugenics is the practice or advocacy of improving the human species by selectively mating people with specific desirable hereditary traits. It aims to reduce human suffering by "breeding out" disease, disabilities and so-called undesirable characteristics from the human population.

Women face discrimination and bias everywhere even today. They have to struggle and fight hard to live their dreams. They are almost always forced to ignore their needs, and play up to set stereotypes formed by society, on a day-to-day basis. But it is these very challenges that make them strong.

The idea of giving people a guaranteed paycheck is once again gaining momentum. Universal basic income is a concept that has been entertained by almost every government in modern history, and we might be heading to an inevitable future where cash handouts are the norm.

Misunderstanding of the real meaning of some words sometimes leads to explosions of misplaced outrage.

In mature democracies, we take the notion of freedom very seriously, perhaps without thinking of the implications. The distinction between "free to" and "free from" causes much disruption in society.

Seven possible reasons why Japan has such a low birth rate.

Identity Politics divides the left and infuriates the right. What is the basic problem?

The closer grip exercised over children out of fear of dangers to them is a fascinating development, and one which is intriguing to look at for what societal forces created it.

Betty Mahmoody co-wrote a book with William Hoffer about her alleged ordeal in Iran back in the 1980s after her then-husband had talked her into taking their little girl with them to that nation. There are different sides to this story, and the public should be informed of them.

Should we have spent so much on James Webb when there are more pressing problems?

Experiments with radioactive material on military property in the Bay Area caused rare illnesses among military families. Little is known about what was done or whether or how it was cleaned up. But the effects on families who trusted their government were lasting and devastating.

Socially responsible banks seek to invest in reducing climate change.

Ethical and health reasons for eating a vegan diet.

In the space of a week in November 2021, long-standing convictions against numerous Black men in America have been vacated or overturned.

A former teacher wonders if today’s Karens (those angry, entitled types) were once her preschool students. Thirty years ago, she watched dads indulge their daughters and call them princesses. Did they grow up and turn bitter when they weren't treated royally and their live weren't a fairy-tale?

Even though it turns women into dehumanized sex objects, the Porn Industry can't even be called controversial anymore. The San Fernando body-snatchers have stolen free will, and even stolen the bullhorn that once denounced their insidious practices.

Big Lie #1: Democrats and Republicans switched sides on race. Big Lie #2: The "Three/Fifths Compromise of 1787" enshrined slavery in the American Constitution because blacks were once considered to be only 3/5 human.

It bothers me when these "intellectual" men refer to travel between mars and earth as a placebo for proactive, rational, thinking.

Churches have been invited to participate in the global effort to reach out with compassion, comfort and hope to those who are AIDS/HIV positive. Here are some ways in which they can help.

Social conditioning is the way entities and factions manipulate societal norms and standards to dictate their ideologies to the public (either through psychological means or violent means). Social conditioning influences the choices and character of each individual unconsciously.

In the U.K. eligible double vaccinated people are not coming forward in the numbers expected to receive their Covid booster shot ahead of winter pressure on the National Health Service. This could spell disaster.

Extremism feeds on having enemies and it must be continuously in conflict with those it opposes.

Women still face gender inequality, wherever you look.

This is by no means an indictment on the National Health Service, rather a snapshot of how the Conservative Party has starved it of a fit-for-purpose budget, viciously privatised as much of the public services associated with its infrastructure and corporatised its upper strata.

Due to the economic and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, families are forced to sell their daughters in order to survive.

A simple explanation and summary for those who are confused about the discussions surrounding COP26.

Do you want to become invisible as you age? Do you want to be laughed at and ridiculed for signs of the ageing process? No, of course not. It’s time to rethink and review ageing. We are becoming more age-friendly, but it’s a slow process due to our youth-worshipping culture.

To be sexually assaulted is often colloquially defined, and the trauma of being sexually assaulted swept under the rug by law enforcement, witnesses, and perpetrators. This article is about what it is like to be sexually assaulted from a firsthand perspective.

The average person consumes a total of 3,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity every year. How can we consume electricity more responsibly? What are energy labels, and how can they help?

Xenophobia, the fear of foreigners, is active in South Africa, and history sheds light on the reasons for it.

A grim spectacle plays out in the Danish Faeroe Islands as scores of dolphins are slaughtered.

Local leaders can shutter businesses that cause harm to the environment and to the health of citizens.

The crime of parents killing their own daughters in 2009 had Canadians asking “How could this happen in our generally peaceful country?”

An encounter with Dr. Anthony Fauci and Rep. Jim Jordan (OH) opens up the debate of disease containment and freedom.

Lucy Maud Montgomery wrote "Anne of Green Gables". Her life was fully documented in her private journals, giving us great insight into Victorian morality.

Are the various COVID vaccines controversial? Sure. Do I support them? Sure. Do I support people's right to choose whether they have the vaccine?