by Miguel A. De La Torre | Sep 2, 2010 | Opinion
I am a born-again vegan, obnoxiously trying to convert everyone to my lifestyle. My own conversion was a response to social ethics. At the start of this year, my wife and I became vegans – that is, we do not eat any animal or animal product, such as dairy. Why become...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Aug 24, 2010 | Opinion
I was recently walking down 14th Street in Washington, D.C., when I was stopped in my tracks by an inscription I read under a monument. At the Reagan Building, in the entrance to the U.S. Agency for International Development, is a massive statue of a woman reclining...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Jul 29, 2010 | Opinion
Sen. James Webb (D-Va.) recently wrote an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal titled “Diversity and the Myth of White Privilege.” He argued: “After a full generation of [the Civil Rights] debate, WASP elites have fallen by the wayside and a plethora of...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Jun 29, 2010 | Opinion
Here is a word of advice: Never begin a sentence with the phrase, “I am not a racist individual, but …” My years of experience have taught me that whenever someone needs to begin a comment by declaring they are not racist, usually they are. If a tree is...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Jun 17, 2010 | Opinion
The Sodom and Gomorrah story reaches its climax when Lot’s nameless wife is turned into a pillar of salt. This nameless biblical woman has been dismissed throughout history as a vain and materialistic woman who, because of her character, deserved her punishment....
