“Check Your Privilege”

by | Aug 25, 2014 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

Ameido AmevorThe first time I came across these words was on a University campus in the United States. Shortly after that, I started hearing the following phrase: “Healthcare is a privilege, not a right”. I then became very intrigued about the actual connotation of...

Nihilism and Foreign Fighters

by | Aug 14, 2014 | Uncategorized | 1 comment

View fullsize © 2014 Robert OsburnOn March 3, 2014, I wrote about the connection between nihilism and inequality in society.  I argued that nihilism, the absence of meaning, reality, or purpose, feeds a sense of powerlessness to affect history.  I also made...