New Media Army The Young Turks and new media have changed political discourse in America over the past few years. Their emergence and success has challenged the status quo. Traditional media’s relentless divisiveness and misinformation campaigns should represent a tactic that cannot be effective in the age of new media. The madness that was the … Continue reading New Media Army
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Global Religiosity
Global Religiosity A recent global religiosity and atheism survey was conducted by the Pew Research Center. The results indicate that overall religious belief is declining and atheism is growing. However, most humans on the planet still adhere to a religion and that belief seems to be dependent on a number of predictable variables. Full Article: … Continue reading Global Religiosity
Welcome to the South
Welcome to the South During a research trip in the south I encountered a culture I had read and heard about, but had never directly experienced. As a result I did experience a degree of culture shock. Throughout the experience I spoke with a few different people about some sensitive issues and had to … Continue reading Welcome to the South
Joking About Race
Joking About Race Comedians frequently joke about controversial or sensitive issues. However, is joking about race ever acceptable? Do people who frequently make racial jokes on some level actually racist? Does it perpetuate stereotypes and negatively effect social integration in the western world? I recently encountered a situation that made me re-think many of these … Continue reading Joking About Race
Developed World Economics for the 21st Century
Developed World Economics for the 21st Century Understanding how to organize a global economy has been one of the most difficult things for humans to do over the past few centuries. As we enter the 21st century we need to learn from past economic structures and deconstruct what has worked best and what has failed. … Continue reading Developed World Economics for the 21st Century