When the Guns Point Home

Content 21+ You consider yourself anti-war. War is messy, it’s brutal, and even the so-called victors carry scars that’ll never fade. But what if one day, those guns aren’t just firing across the seas at some distant people—they’re pointed squarely at home?

A lot of us love to imagine we’d stay out of it, that we’d have the resolve to stay “above” the fray, peaceful in the face of conflict. … Read the rest

How the Sports Betting Industry is Quietly Taking Over

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Content 21+ Gambling has woven itself into the social and cultural fabric of societies worldwide, turning a leisurely pastime into an industry-driven habit that’s often hard to resist and even harder to quit. What began as a quiet provision within the Safe Port Act of 2006—the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act—aimed to curb online gambling but instead catalyzed a global phenomenon. Today, millions gamble not just for the thrill of … Read the rest

To End Their Lives Or Not – Part 1

By Eric Le Roy

Content 21+ The topic of Capital Punishment (execution of a human being by legal command of the state) has occupied a classroom chair in the school of my mind for many years, probably since before my early teens. (I am now at the blackboard with a piece of chalk in my hands, about to write the number 75). This means I have had roughly 65 … Read the rest

The Inevitable Catastrophe: Militarization, Rightism, and the Precipice of Global Annihilation

Content 21+ In the chaotic theater of geopolitics, a perilous trend emerges - the rampant militarization of states across the globe, fueled by the ascendance of right-wing ideologies and the cult of authoritarian leadership. As nations arm themselves to the teeth, flaunting their military prowess in a display of dominance, the specter of war looms ominously over the horizon. But in an era where the instruments of mass destruction at … Read the rest