Roll Call
When the the framers of the United States Constitution took inspiration from the Roman Republic, the intent was to form a Federal Constitutional Republic. But when a decidedly libertine street culture emerged, it was difficult to discern whether the power was in the senate, on the streets, or in the voice of the people.
Identity vs. Image: Can They Ever Get Along?
The relationship between one’s identity and their own image is a long and sordid tale of rise and fall. How can mind and soul coexist in a world that demands perfection of one at the emotional expense of the other?
Five Pillars of Islam: Principles v. Personality
The 5 Pillars of Islam are the duties that unite the Muslim community and touch on virtually every aspect of life and society. With 1.57 Billion members worldwide, Islam is not only the second largest religion in the world, but has the distinction of being the fastest growing.
Pack Mentality: Following the Crowd at Chow-time
Herd behavior is an internal instinct designed to protect oneself from harm, to explain the unknown, and to belong to something greater than ourselves. But at what cost does Crowd Psychology lead to the destruction associated with the Collective Unconscious?
The Tribal Order: Is the Center of the Herd Really the Safest?
Tribes are a social group of humans connected by a shared system of values. It is the first social system human beings ever lived in and has outlasted any other kind of society to date.
Greed is Good? The Day of Reckoning for Gordon Gekko
When Gordon Gekko coined the phrase “greed is good” in the 1987 blockbuster Wall Street, filmmaker Oliver Stone’s intention was to prosecute the tenets of Capitalism. Instead, he inspired a new generation of street-smart, market savvy brokers who took the term “ambition” into the very stratosphere of absurdity. Contributor SHON O’CONNOR looks at the premise in its current economic context, reviews the sum of its parts, and underscores the meaning and merits of the Survival of the Fittest.
Generation Depression: How We Created (and rewarded) an Epidemic
With 40 Million People questioning whether they’re “Down in the Dumps,” Contributor SHON O’CONNOR revisits the criterion for depression and examines its social, medical and spiritual solutions to remind us that the quality of life--in the end--is really just a “state of mind.”
Generation Millennium: The New Conquistadors
The term was coined in the 16th century to describe the expansionist Imperial practices of Spain, Britain, Portugal, France and the Netherlands as they competed to conquer undiscovered territories in the Americas. Contributor SHON O’CONNOR discusses why the Neo-Imperialists have traded ships and cannons for multi-national corporations as their newest weapon for global dominance.
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