Humanities

Three (hundred million) Cheers For America - And two cheers for the population doomsayers - because they need cheering up.

How Can You Tell If Something Is Nonsense - What is the difference between something sensible and something nonsensical and why is it important to be able to distinguish between the two.

Breaking The Da Vinci Code - Novelist, Darrell L. Bock challenges Dan Brown claims to "historical facts".

Arsenic Poisoning Drinking Water - Researchers believe that about 140 million people, mainly in developing countries are being poisoned by arsenic in their drinking water.

Why We Are Self-Destructive - When we arrest our own expression of life force, either individually or collectively, we turn the force of desire against ourselves and become self-destructive.

Amish Quilting Was Once Thought Revolutionary - Very few quilts are known to have been made by the Amish before the 1870s. Then over 15 years quilting became quite common. It is now considered commonplace and expected in the Amish community.

Is Cultural Incompetence Putting up Walls Where You Work? - Today, most companies try to preserve some degree of cultural competence, accepting and understanding the value of cultural diversity in the work environment. Employers boasting policies of "equal opportunity" pervade our society. However, there is some evidence showing these companies only support cultural diversity to a certain degree --just enough to reduce their being liable for discrimination.

What's Up With British Youth? - Official Britain is trying everything but the obvious to bring up kids better.

Europe Has Forgotten Its Families - The debate in Brussels over a new European treaty is a sideshow to the real issue confronting Europe: the state of the family.

Watada's Stand - When it comes time for you to take a stand, will you be ready?