Starting today, I’m going to do a week-or-so long experiment of eating only food. If you’re not already familiar with Michael Pollan, you might wonder what I mean by eating only food. What else would one eat? Let me explain.
The Western Diet
While Americans may not think of themselves as having a specific cuisine, there are [...]
Picture teenagers as young as 13 years old, screaming “Put your hands up!” and “Separate your feet!” while carrying airsoft guns and practicing such scenarios as chasing illegal border crossers, taking down terrorists, facing campus mass-murderers, or raiding a marijuana field.
According to the recent NYT article Scouts Train to Fight Terrorists, and More by Jennifer [...]
Reading about different cultures is often interesting to me, and while the Amish are right here in the United States, they definitely qualify as a different culture. When I have escapist fantasies (tropical-island, alone-in-the-mountains) sometimes I imagine myself running away to be an Amish person (assuming that would even be possible). The truth is that [...]
It’s popular to create sensational news items expressing shock and titillation at the latest “craze” involving teenagers and sex. Auto-erotic asphyxiation gets revolving press. There was that big story about the sex club involving points for certain actions, which I can’t find a link for right now. “Hooking up” has been a popular story lately, [...]
If you’re cynical about the world, as I am, how do you describe the masses around you when you’re ranting about the ills of the world? Which ills do you rant about? How about a lack of communication and community? Addiction to legal pills designed to cure this and that? Energy and environmental concerns? People [...]
The Atlanta case of 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston received a lot of press - she was killed by police when they illegally entered her home, which led to a big cover up by the cops. The Agitator had the best headline about the cops’ trial, which just came to a close:
Tearful Atlanta Cops Express Remorse for [...]
I recently ran across an article from the Washington Post on female circumcision amongst Kurds in Iraq. Female circumcision is also called female genital mutilation (FGM) and female genital cutting (FGC) and is categorized by the details of different practices into Type I, II, III, and IV.
I know what I’m “supposed” to feel when I [...]
My outrage and disgust are hard to place into words. I went to the movie theater tonight and prior to the show I was assaulted with this piece of absolute garbage, courtesy of your tax money:
For those of you who can’t view the video, never fear, I’m about to explain it to you in full, [...]
