by Zach Dawes Jr | Jan 14, 2015 | Opinion
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced his plans to push for education reform in 2015. His intentions may be noble, but his use of tired clichés that perpetuate negative narratives is not. Cuomo claimed in a letter to the state’s education leaders that he...
by Martin Accad | Jan 13, 2015 | Opinion
Maher Hathout compared Islam to a diamond when addressing a question about the reform and renewal in Islam. During the Muslim Public Affairs Council’s 2014 general convention, he confessed that this diamond had gathered much dust over the centuries and that it...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 12, 2015 | Opinion
By John Pierce Recently, a college friend drew my attention to an interesting story found in The Toronto Sun back in 2012. A tour group, traveling by bus across Iceland, made a Saturday afternoon stop near a volcanic canyon in the southern highlands. A woman in the...
by Jon Kuhrt | Jan 12, 2015 | Opinion
My next-door neighbor is a devout Muslim, and he is the best neighbor that it is possible to have. He recently replaced the fence between our gardens. Not only did he refuse to accept any contribution from us for the cost of the new fence, but while we were away, he...
by Robert Parham | Jan 12, 2015 | Opinion
Americans are pessimistic. Americans are pessimistic about the White House and Congress making progress addressing pressing problems. Americans are pessimistic about the future of their children’s economic well-being. Americans are less optimistic about the...
by David Kerrigan | Jan 9, 2015 | Opinion
The terrorist attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine came as yet another shocking example of the impact of Islamic fundamentalism on today’s world. Nothing, absolutely nothing, that offends us justifies murder. Admittedly that is a Western value, but it...
