I recently read “Eating Animals”, a beautifully written narrative by Jonathan Safron Foer in which he engages in a pseudo-investigative journalist quest to discover the origins of the majority of the meat we eat in the US and the functions and methods of the factory farming industry. Inspired by becoming a father, he explores the [...]

If anyone has tuned into ESPN in the last 24 hours they have seen just how serious the situation at Penn State is right now.  Over 40 counts of sexual abuse have been charged to Jerry Sandusky, former Defensive Coordinator at Penn State.  The Athletic Director Tim Curley has also stepped down from his position, as he is being [...]

After watching these three gems and reading over his gimmicky “9-9-9” plan, I can’t help but laugh at Herman Cain. His lack of political experience and policy knowledge is pretty remarkable. Take his official stance on Afghanistan: “My plan would be to figure out: Can we win, or not?” That’s about all he has to [...]

Ross Douthat wrote a column for the New York Times this weekend in which he attempted to explain the reckless overconfidence that has caused some of the greatest disasters of the past decade—among them, the Iraq War, the financial crisis, and, most recently, the bankrupty of financial firm MF Global.  He lays out the flaws he considers characteristic of three sorts [...]

It being Election Day and all, I had originally planned on doing a totally political 2F4W. However, I recently found out that the final Harry Potter movie (Deathly Hallows Part 2) is coming out on DVD today so I went in a little different direction… Enjoy

Touchdown LSU.  Touchdown Alabama.  Wait, that didn’t happen…  Instead we saw a game of defense and field goals (mostly missed for Alabama).  That’s not to say it was a bad game– a fan of stingy defense would fall in love with this type of game. However, most college football fans click to the games that [...]