by Zach Dawes Jr | Jun 8, 2015 | Opinion
Effectively responding to global crises requires greater awareness of religion’s influence in shaping people and culture as well as recognition of faith-based organizations’ (FBOs) role in providing humanitarian aid. This was the general consensus of four...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Jun 2, 2015 | Opinion
Migrants desperate to escape violence and persecution and who want to seek a better life are being exploited by smugglers and traffickers. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime makes a distinction between human trafficking and migrant smuggling. In reality,...
by Zach Dawes Jr | May 26, 2015 | Opinion
Waco, Texas, made national news again due to violence. This central Texas town of around 125,000 people is, unfortunately, more widely known due to violent incidents that have happened. Anyone unfamiliar with Texas or Baylor University likely knew little about Waco...
by Zach Dawes Jr | May 19, 2015 | Opinion
My son was not quite 3 weeks old when my wife and I toured a local Montessori school in search of a pre-K program for him. We reserved a spot in the school beginning October 2016 before he was a month old. Why so early? We want him to have access to quality pre-K...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Apr 21, 2015 | Opinion
Television commercials offer cultural insight, with their content and presentation methods serving as a tool for social analysis. On a recent evening, my wife and I were watching a sit-com via a network’s streaming option, and I noticed that the same ads were...
