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What The Hunger Games Teaches Us About Violence
Fear, poverty, state power, violence as entertainment, moral dilemmas: these are among the chilling themes that have made The Hunger...
Apr 1, 20134 min read


Conceived in Rape: My Story
I was adopted nearly from birth. At 18, I learned that I was conceived out of a brutal rape at knife-point by a serial rapist. Like...
Apr 1, 20138 min read


An Interview with "Nips" Matheson of Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA)
Perhaps the first thing you think of when you hear the word “bikers” is a quaint little cruiser bicycle with teal spokes, or maybe a...
Apr 1, 20134 min read


Illusion of Purity: Deconstructing the Political Spectrum
A question that consistent lifers ponder to themselves is where we fit on the political spectrum. The simple answer is that we are a form...
Apr 1, 20134 min read


Broadly Defined Lethal Powers
Two documents have been made public this year that provide more information about the Obama administration’s targeted killing policy. The...
Apr 1, 20137 min read


Anti-War Republicans
What do we mean when we say anti-war Republicans? Is the Republican party becoming more anti-war? If we look at history we will see that...
Apr 1, 20133 min read


Rand Paul's Filibuster
Upon watching Senator Rand Paul’s March filibuster opposing the confirmation of CIA director John Brennan, the first thing that becomes...
Apr 1, 20134 min read


A Different Feminist Perspective on Gov. Cuomo’s Abortion Expansion Plan
New York State has the highest abortion rate in the county with 33% of all pregnancies ending in abortion (40% in NYC). An effort by the...
Apr 1, 20132 min read


Make it History: The Resilient Soldiers for Life at University at Buffalo
BY CHRISTIAN ANDZEL Photo provided by Christian Andzel. Groundbreaking. If there was one other word besides "resilient" that describes...
Jan 3, 20133 min read


Ancient Christianity and the Consistent Life Ethic
BY ROB ARNER When measured against the standard of the ancient Christian church, contemporary American Christianity is in a moral mess. ...
Jan 3, 201319 min read


California's Prop 34: The Choice of Money vs. Morals
BY ANTHONY BEDOY It seems a bit off to consider where the United States stands in comparison to most other countries in civil and human...
Jan 3, 20133 min read
Forgotten Third
BY CAROLINE PILGRIM A eulogy upon hearing of a friend-of-a-friend's choice to abort I never met you, unformed face, Never met the three...
Jan 3, 20131 min read


Three Questions on U.S. Targeted Killings
BY JOHN WHITEHEAD Photo by Debra Sweet; some rights reserved. The US government policy of killing suspected terrorists, whether by means...
Jan 3, 20137 min read


Tragedies and Talking Points
BY NATE WILL SHEETS Immediately following the tragic shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, my Facebook was filled with friends and various...
Jan 3, 20132 min read


In Memoriam: Mary Krane Derr
The pro-life movement has been affected by tragic loss. Lifelong pro-life activist Mary Krane Derr passed away suddenly on November 30,...
Jan 3, 20132 min read
My Little One
BY MARY E. SASSO You captured my heart from the moment I knew My face always glowing, suspicions they grew Your beautiful body bonded to...
Jan 3, 20132 min read
You Breathe
BY CAMILLE AUBREY MICA I am Lost. Taken. Bound. Broken. Sold. Day after day, Until I am dead. Touched, but so alone. Screaming with no...
Jan 3, 20131 min read


Narrow Victory over Physician-Assisted Suicide Measure in Massachusetts
BY MARY STROKA Apart from debates about the presidential election, several individual states' voters faced other controversies on ballots....
Jan 3, 20133 min read


Lincoln, the Personalist President: A Movie Review
BY JOSEPH ANTONIELLO There is so little to say about the recent Lincoln film that has not already been said. One could go on and on...
Jan 3, 20133 min read


End the Stigma: Mental Health & Suicide Prevention
BY ANONYMOUS In the United States, one in four adults will suffer from a mental health disorder in any given year. [1] With suicide as...
Jan 3, 20134 min read
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