Smile, the Government Is Watching: Next Generation Identification
“You had to live—did live, from habit that became instinct—in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and,…
Category: Commentary
Fiction Has Become Our Reality: Minority Report and the Surveillance State
“The Internet is watching us now. If they want to. They can see what sites you visit. In the future,…
‘I am not a number. I am a free man!’ The Prisoner and the Illusion of Freedom
What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to…
Ringo Starr: Fifty Years Later and the Birth of the Beatles
“You’re the greatest drummer in the world. Really.”—Paul McCartney, the day after the band’s infamous rooftop concert at Apple Studios…
Beyond the Two-State Solution
Fast forward to 2048. The world is greatly changed, and in this year China invades France, occupying Paris and a…
Violence Begets Violence: Making Sense of the Dark Knight Massacre
“In a world gushing blood day and night, you never stop mopping up pain.” ― Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams…
When the World Stopped to Listen by John W. Whitehead
“I declare that the Beatles are mutants, prototypes of evolutionary agents sent by God, endowed with a mysterious power to…
Making Peace with the Earth by Marissa Fox
Dr. Vandana Shiva is a world-renowned environmental writer, activist, physicist, and science policy advocate. She is the Director of The…
The Horror! The Horror! Must-See War Films by John W. Whitehead
“You can’t show war as it really is on the screen, with all the blood and gore. Perhaps it would…
America’s Longest Ongoing War: The ‘Race’ War on Drugs by John W. Whitehead
“The drug war is not to protect the children, save the babies, shield the neighborhoods, or preserve the rain forests.…