As a new academic year dawns upon us, I thought I would take a break from politics and write instead about a positive message that we all need to hear on occasion. It is about fear of achievement. Fear of realizing one’s potential has been the subject matter of many self-help books. In their discussion...
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Summer is a magical time. It can be surprisingly easy to forget your troubles and certainly forget school as the days go by. It’s no wonder that summer is a time where people consider getting a pet. Spring fever has resulted in an influx of puppies and kittens, and the departure from the normal routine seems like the perfect time for a new addition to the family. If...
Over the past few years, after every firearm-related tragedy that makes national news, cries of gun-control and reform ring out over every medium. Some even go as far as calling for the outright banning of firearms, despite the words of the Second Amendment. The numbers to back up these cries show that roughly 15,500 individuals under the age of 19 are injured by firearms...
In my last article, I drew an analogy between American tailgating and Egyptian protesting. I started the article by giving my account of the Jan. 25 revolution and its reasons, and ended it by telling what kind of change it brought about in Egypt’s political life. Throughout the article, I exhibited the impact the revolution had on the United States’ foreign policy....
Not guilty was the verdict rendered by the six women in the Seminole County Courthouse on the case known colloquially as the George Zimmerman Trial. It was a decision that was completely out of my or your control. However, what is entirely in your control is how one responds to the verdict. I have seen people celebrate that Zimmerman “got off.” I have seen people celebrate...
Picture yourself in the midst of a prolonged tailgating event, at a vast, public square. People are ubiquitous across the entire horizon. Tents are everywhere. You do not have a tent of your own, so you just wander from one tent to the next. As you roam, you watch and observe. Some people are relaxing in their tents, others are glued to their phones with their fingertips...
As I’m sure just about everyone is aware, George Zimmerman was found not guilty of second degree murder of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla. The case and subsequent trial have been in the spotlight since the beginning, fueled by the mainsteam media’s incessant coverage. After the verdict, mainstream and social media erupted, mainly with anger at the outcome. Death threats,...
