The Middle Eastern revolution seen across headlines started as a small fight over apples in the small and impoverished town of Sidi Bouzid Tunisia. The 2010 declared rate of unemployment in Tunisia was 14 percent but that of Sidi Bouzid was closer to 30 percent. Until Jan. 14 Tunisia was also largely considered a police state run by the President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. A … [Read more...] about Truly a popular uprising: unrest in the Middle East
Who's really 'wagging the dog?'
Liberal columnist Frank Rich's latest uncritical hit piece in the Washington Post "The Tea Party Wags the Dog is illustrative of a tiresome trend. Writing on Congressman Paul Ryan's rebuttal to the State of the Union, Rich claims that it tells you all you need to know about Ryan's tilt to the right that for all his professed disapproval of increasing the debt limit during an … [Read more...] about Who's really 'wagging the dog?'
The faith journal: Questions to God
Why is it so easy for us to question God? One second we love and trust Him and can so clearly see His plan and direction of our life and then out of nowhere He just lays a big one on you. Our instant reaction is questions of pain anger or hurt. We quickly place the blame on God for our current misfortune. But why are we so quick to question His great plan when we know by … [Read more...] about The faith journal: Questions to God
WASC reforms enacted
Letter grades and GPAs are no longer the best gauge of student learning according to the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The regional accrediting body now requires universities to quantify student learning with an objective assessment method outside of the grading system. Professors throughout Pepperdine are to establish explicit educational goals in their … [Read more...] about WASC reforms enacted
How to live life on the edge
What does it mean to live every day as if it were your last? In the search for meaning and purpose in life should we turn to this cliché and drain our bank accounts on mindless self-fulfillment? Should we tell our friends and family we won't be with them for much longer? If we were to truly "live every day as if it were our last we would probably end up with no friends, … [Read more...] about How to live life on the edge