Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye is gay. Although his adolescent struggles can be attributed to various sources, one such source is the burgeoning realization of his homosexuality. Holden’s behaviors and...

Niccolo Machiavelli was anything but a teacher of evil. His writings better characterize him as a scientist of politics taking an unbiased view of the political landscape around him. As a biologist seeks to better understand life by understanding its...

There has been a lot of talk on the legalization of pot, lately. Fourteen American states have already legalized medical marijuana already. It raises the question on whether laws on drug use should be more lax in order to account for an individual's...

One way I overcame oppression (as Freire defines it in Pedagogy of the Oppressed) over the weekend occurred on Facebook when I and some philosophically minded friends were debating on equality in the comment section of one of my notes. One of my older...

I don't necessarily believe that lust and love are mutually exclusive. The two could verily well combine and bloom into passion. ODE TO A SILK DRESS I love how that dress hugs your thighs, caresses your legs ever so softly I love how it clings to...