The Confederate States of America (CSA) is rightly considered to be a nation that valued racist white supremacy and acted in traitorous ways to the Union. It does not change the fact that the southern half of the country was under the CSA’s rule for years on end, and to…

Humans tend to make mistakes regularly. What is more important is how humans try to learn from, and then mitigate those mistakes in the future. Broadly, some of the greatest mistakes that we make can be categorized into three separate groups: (1) a lack of self-control, (2) a lack of…

The coronavirus pandemic has caused an extremely troubling situation for governments across the world in terms of how to deal with it. The default position of all governments seems to be to close borders and mandate or encourage self-isolation. This has brought across a conundrum. In the zeal to self-isolate…

Man’s conception of liberty is key to his behaviour in the world and his interaction with the forces in society. Truly, much of what man desires is grasping liberty for himself and for those he cares. As such, knowing the nature of what liberty truly is, is crucial to the…

Kobe Bryant died on January 26, 2020. His 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant died beside him. And with that, left a crestfallen Bryant family, and in truth, a heartbroken world. Kobe was not a perfect man, but he was a man of his convictions. The Mamba mentality is well noted in…

Who knew that the maxim, the “personal is the political” would become so relevant in modern-day politics and society? Today, everything is politicized. Everything from our speech to our beliefs is more politicized than ever. Our modern culture has become flooded with political commentary, whether we wanted it or not…

With the Baghdad airport strike, President Trump has carried out among the most influential foreign policy decisions in his presidency. It is undoubtedly audacious, yet also a very important strike to the Iranian regime, which had been a thorn in the side of Americans ever since the Iran-Iraq War. And…

Community is the progenitor of our modern society and will be the first thing to fall when our society disintegrates. It is the lynchpin that keeps our beautiful nation together, and thus, the most important aspect of it. The idea of societal connection through community provides humanity with the very…

With a massive majority victory for Boris Johnson, the largest Conservative majority since Margaret Thatcher, he now has a, to quote, “powerful mandate” to get Brexit done. Frankly, he is correct and much of the country will feel vindicated that democracy can finally get done, especially when a national referendum…