Descartes and the Doubting Mind by James Hill
On the field of history, many actors play a key role in shaping human events. Socrates tutored Plato, who tutored
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Go Gonzo Journal
Fake news with a spin of Truth
Author: Daulton Dickey
Free Market Totalitarianism
When he called Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke a slut and a prostitute, Rush Limbaugh detonated a political H-bomb. As
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Does the Declaration of Independence Establish America as a Christian Nation?
In public discourse, when questions of separation of church and state arise, the Declaration of Independence is inevitably drawn into the conversation.
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NDAA: Indefinite Detention and Unending Warfare
On New Year’s Eve 2011, as people around the world celebrated the arrival of a new year, President Obama signed
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Polemics by Alain Badiou
To French philosopher Alain Badiou, philosophy is more than intellectual arm wrestling; it doesn’t merely serve to ask questions about
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The Faith of the Faithless by Simon Critchley
“When I think of religion at all, I feel as if I would like to found an order for those
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The Dominance of Fiction: Discourse and the Birth Pangs of New Political Fictions
To proliferate cultural or political traditions, those seeking to dominate discourse are usually concerned with pragmatic “truth”—with the usefulness of concepts, which are determined useful if they seem to appeal to the instincts of groups.
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After South Carolina, the GOP Deck is Reshuffled
The race to nominate the GOP presidential candidate is getting interesting. Days before the South Carolina primary, Mitt Romney appeared
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Pope Benedict XVI Claims Gay Marriage Threatens the Future of Humanity
In a recent speech to a group of Vatican diplomats, Pope Benedict XVI called gay marriage a threat “to the
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John Boehner, A Matter of Convenience
John Boehner, current Speaker of the House, has an image problem. It is not a small problem; it is colossal. If
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