Ruthless Warriors and Professional Athletes—No Anachronisms Here
Let me make you a little list and see how it strikes you: the NBA, warrior rites, the NFL, Roman…
Category: Talk
ARCHIVED FEATURE: “Finding the Ethos of Route 66 Abroad”
Yesterday was Memorial Day, the unofficial start to the summer vacation season. As such, we thought it would be…
The “War on Drugs” We Should Be Fighting
How long can we stand by while our children are put in danger -- on our payroll?
Bob Dylan’s Asia Tour: Has Freedom Lost Its Voice?
“Money doesn’t talk, it swears.”—Bob Dylan Bob Dylan’s not an easy man to pin down. He confounds the public, at…
From the Beatles to Bieber
Gadfly explores what the Beatles and Justin Bieber have in common -- besides the characteristic mop-top.
John Lennon: ‘We’re Only Trying to Get Us Some Peace’
John W. Whitehead explores the bed-in for peace this week, the 42nd anniversary of the event.
A Spiritual Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe: An Interview with Paul Rademacher
John W. Whitehead explores the mystical encounters of The Monroe Institute in an interview with Paul Rademacher.
The Despotic Cycle: Is Egypt a new “Land of the Blind”?
"Land of the Blind" has a lot to tell us -- and the Egyptians -- about the evils of the…
What does it take to be a good Catholic? For some, maybe an iPhone.
Pope Benedict XVI endorses technology -- but why now, after such a tenuous history?
Alfred Hitchcock Never Won an Oscar: Go Figure
John W. Whitehead reminds us that the Academy Awards don't always go to the most deserved.