TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
You wake up in the morning and peer out your window to the sight of a beautiful forest in the distance. You can feel the warmth of the sun coming in the window and hitting your rested body. You hear a light breeze rustle the trees as birds chirp quietly. This is a reality almost Read More…
And on the pedestal, these words appear: My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away. -Percy Bysshe Shelley, “Ozymandias“ Horace’s carpe diem. Herrick’s “To the Virgins.” Service’s Read More…
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSThe function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education. – Martin Luther King, Jr. The United States once led the world in many categories, one Read More…
Why is straying away from mainstream media important? In the wake of catastrophic events, social upheaval and an increasing amount of ‘terrorism’ how can one acquire trusted sources and accurate information? The current world drama is unfolding quicker than ever and it seems every organization is feeding their own heap of propaganda, manipulation and fear. Read More…
Turn on the TV. What do you see? Tornadoes, typhoons, devastation everywhere. Homeless people, corrupt politicians, poverty. Robbery, rape, murder. Climate change. War. Pollution. I could go on and on. But just a few of these are enough to make one feel depressed about what’s going on in our world. Seven continents, 193 independent countries. Read More…
In a stunning turn of events, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday it will no longer use private prisons to incarcerate federal prisoners, deeming the notorious for-profit facilities both less safe and less effective in providing correctional services than those operated by the government. “They simply do not provide the same level of correctional Read More…