Today's Opinions

“Instead of being adversaries to government power [the Washington, D.C media] are servants to it and mouthpieces for it.”
So said the Guardian’s Glenn Greenwald who broke the story of Edward Snowden’s disclosure of NSA spying on the American people, after Greenwald’s confrontation with Meet the Press’s David Gregory.
Greenwald needn’t have limited his observation to the D.C. media. Plenty of reporters and cable-news talking heads are playing the same role in the NSA drama.

Lose an eyebrow, burn a hole in your shirt, and scare the dog. It’s time for fireworks.
Several tents have popped up in the area and the window displays at the brick and mortar stores seem just a little brighter this time of year. You can buy one get one, get them all half off, mix and match, and blow every last dime to buy the monster variety pack.
But where did they come from? And just who was the first person to spark a firework?

A few weeks ago, I sat down with my cousins to watch Les Miserables. Though it was my third time viewing it, I was more moved than the first time.
Not being the least bit musical, my ability to critique the songs is very limited—I thought the music was very good, for what that’s worth.
But the story is amazing.
While I enjoy movies, I usually find myself in direct opposition to the worldview presented by Hollywood—whether it’s postmodernism, secular humanism, moral relativism or materialism.