How SWPL Are You?
Saturday Audience Participation PostThe term SWPL is used in the Steveosphere quite often. While it has become an entrenched acronym within the HBD community, it represents a certain type of individual well known amongst the larger social culture. For example, during my freshmen year of college, my friend expressed his affinity for coffee, to which I replied, "What are you: an art history

Arguments for Animal Cruelty
Last night at Thanksgiving dinner, my cousin's husband refused to eat the turkey. He did so partly on moral grounds, citing the inhumane raising and slaughtering of turkeys. He claimed turkeys are mass produced in biological "factories", endure horrible living spaces, and suffer tremendously upon death. As a result, he felt an ethical obligation to avoid personally furthering this morally

Thanksgiving: A Conservative and Liberal Holiday
I hesitated before penning a Thanksgiving themed post, but I figured, why not?Admittedly, I don't know much about Thanksgiving beyond the anecdotes presented in grade school. The narrative follows a persecuted religious minority finding a haven of religious freedom in America, encountering resistance in their new home, and finally, coming to an understanding over a big meal. Pocahontas further

Adam Lambert and Celebrity Scandal
Last week, I posted about the death of America's sweetheart. While I blamed the rise of readily available entertainment news, primarily via the Internet, as the main culprit for undermining this phenomenon, a more entrenched aspect of popular culture also helps provide an explanation. Scandal and scurrilous activity have always piqued the imagination of the public, aiding in the iconic status

Anniversay of On the Origin of Species
Today is the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin's seminal work, On the Origin of Species. Still all these years after Darwin, the prevalence of creationism has actually increased, now encompassing the entire social and political spectrum. It's ironic that those lionizing the man and his discoveries accept only a socially palatable version of his findings and would consider his