When it comes to history, while there’s still some mystery to our past, we tend…
Browsing: Misc
Sometimes we are at a loss for where a top 10 list should go and that means we toss it here. Sure, some lists defy categorization, but Miscellaneous is a category, right?
Some of the most dangerous areas of the world are the North and South Poles.…
What with the pro-legalization movement gaining ground in the US and Latin America, it can…
Despite living a life that was in many ways more modest than most of ours,…
Our homes are our castles and some people will do some crazy and very dangerous…
From an early age, we’re taught to see things in black or white. Perform medical…
In the Beatles’ classic, “All You Need is Love,” John Lennon sings, “There’s nowhere you…
We were all taught things in school—or, at very least, in the schoolyard—that we accepted…
For the vast majority of people, war is a depressing, squalid affair. If you think…
When we first board a cruise ship, many passengers hope to have the time of…
Thought experiments are stories or analogies that attempt to shed light on an array of…
Sex sells. Not only because it’s pleasurable, but also on a deeper, evolutionary level. We…
Meteors. Zombies. Nuclear War. Contagion. Whatever form it takes, you’ll know it is The Big One…
Can you imagine serving under a general who until recently was commanding soldiers who wanted…
Despite a long record as the most favorably viewed branch of government, America’s judiciary has…
When we think of non-profits most of us think of organizations like the Red Cross,…
The internet is a wonderful tool because it’s brought together the greatest collection of human…
When we think of “historical firsts,” we tend to think of the good stuff: the…
Plagiarism is an increasingly large issue in modern society, as access to other people’s information…
How can convicted murderers, bandits, deserters, and animal thieves excite popular imagination to the point…
Some nations are known for their neutrality, others are known for belligerence, and some even…
As Tolstoy once said, “War, what is it good for?” Well, if the past is an indicator, it…
Physically, prisons are generally designed to keep people in. Operationally, however, everything that takes place…
Some people have the nerve to think that society has lost something important that it…