Perspectives

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?'

Life is a lot like sitting in an airport coffee shop sipping a latté watching planes take off. Each departure is an unrealized adventure an experience that could turn our universe upside down and make us grow. Unfortunately though potential experiences for growth in our lives aren't as clearly defined as the departure list on an airport screen. They come more subtlety … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Don't get too comfortable

­­­  In the slightly edited words of Jack Black in "School of Rock I like to hug — is that a crime?" Common sense laughs and says no but last issue's article on hug abuse would say otherwise. Since when has hugging become a crime? Well apparently since the newly elected hug police Brendan Fereday started writing tickets. In his article Fereday states that … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: Why I need hugs

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