by Bob Meagher | Apr 25, 2014 | The Public Humanist
By now most every American is painfully aware of the runaway suicide rate in the military, averaging 33 suicides per month in 2012, roughly one every seventeen hours. Even this number—representing confirmed suicides among active duty troops—falls far short...
by James David Moran | May 5, 2014 | The Public Humanist
In the summer of 1774 yeoman farmers, craftsmen and other members of the colonial middle classes throughout Central Massachusetts became incensed at their government–the Royal Parliament of Great Britain. Their actions would spark one of the largest political...
by Patrick Vitalone | May 16, 2014 | The Public Humanist
Under the pretext of saving ethnic Russians, Vladimir Putin has been making headlines recently for his aggressive takeover of the Crimea and impending invasion of Eastern Ukraine. As a result, the United States and Europe have threatened increasingly severe economic...
by Hayley Wood | May 22, 2014 | The Public Humanist
Both threats to net neutrality and internet privacy issues were big headlines this week. For an authorative list of resources on the recent EU Court Google ruling, I recommend following links listed below the text; both the text and links were taken from The Scout...
by Hayley Wood | May 27, 2014 | The Public Humanist
I have a new bookshelf. It modestly greets all who enter the house. The top shelf holds, perfectly, an old set of cloth-bound books of walking tours of English counties. Other random favorites with handsome spines populate the lower shelves. What’s special about...
