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What “American Hustle” Doesn’t Tell You About ABSCAM
For Arab Americans, this was the story of ABSCAM. It was an “American Hustle” to be sure, but one that was profoundly hurtful to an entire culture.
Poem: Why Worship the Rich?
They have us totally brainwashed, this elite in our land. Keeping them up, and us down, is their predominant plan.
Snow Job About Israel-Palestine – An Analysis
The real world is much larger. It deserves a bit of effort to get an accurate sense of what is happening to it, and to you.
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The Myth of Turkish Secularism
Turkey is a secular state. So its government and nearly all mainstream Western media claim. They are mistaken.
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What A Christmas Story Can Teach Us About Gun Control
The details of the Colorado shooting are still hazy, but one thing remains clear: we desperately need to have a sensible, real discussion about gun control.
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I Googled “Evil” And It Took Me to Google
No matter how many radical rightwing initiatives Google funds, people still think it's a “progressive corporation” — How could it not be? It's making progress!
Pilgrim’s Regress and the “Hand of God”
When climbing aboard the Mayflower and learning that his young wife, Dorothy, had fallen overboard and drowned, more than likely committing suicide, William Bradford called his tiny flock of …
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Harry Potter & Martin Heidegger: Humility and the Authentic, Ethical Life
A review of Ontological Humility: Lord Voldemort and the Philosophers.
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Thanksgiving Anxieties, Political and Personal
u201cI donu2019t hate Thanksgivingu2014I just think itu2019s appropriate to critique a celebration that obscures the reality of the European conquest of the Americas.u201d
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Most Recent Zimmerman Arrest is Opportunity to Address Language and Myths Related to Domestic Violence
With high profile cases of domestic violence in the news, the media has the opportunity to debunk myths and set the record straight on the realities of domestic violence.