Videos: Society & Politics

With the recent killing of General Soleimani, and US-Iranian relations being at an all time low, I feel it is important now more than ever to write this MyTake. After Iran implemented a travel ban on U.S. citizens a...

I don’t normally write short “mytakes” but I feel like keeping this one short and simple for a change. Note/disclaimer: Read the whole take/article before calling me a “Nazi”(which I’m not) or making unwarranted...

Introduction: I'm writing this Mytake to bring awareness of the colossal power all sorts of media wields over the general population in a society which most people seem oblivious too. The media is the 4th power of state...

So recently a lot is going on my country and most of the world wasn't even aware of it. I'm gonna summarize the current events. Do share your views. Hopefully the world can sympathize with us. CAA and NRC The NRC...

All the talk of global warming, and fossil fuels and such...just works us all into a tizzy and makes us point the finger at someone else. I'd rather have warming than cooling because we have more food, so don't complain...

I feel that people have become enslaved to technology on a scale that never existed before. Seeing the way people interact with each other in their day to day lives makes me pine for the days where people actually talked...

Totalitarian regimes come and go. Some last more than others. But one of these regimes managed to last almost a century. This regime was the Soviet Union, the world’s first communist state. Just like many other...

The ostrich effect The ostrich effect is a cognitive bias that causes people to avoid situations where they might encounter information that they perceive as negative. The name of this effect comes from the myth that...

Twas The Night of The Election A Parody by Xavier Steele Twas the night of the election in 2016 All the liberals were happy, a victory they could see Hilary had done it and look like she would win No matter what she did,...

I know the Right-wing script like the back of my hand, and all of the lies and tactics they use. The same tired transparent lies my 6yo wouldn't believe. 1. The democrats were the racists in the past!!!...

Its been 75 years since the last battleship was built, large, fast, thick armored with multiple long range radar controlled 12-18 inch naval gun turrents, smaller secondary turrets, torpedoes, sonar, depth charges and...

Firefighters These first responders literally run into burning buildings to save lives, they put out forest fires and as Paramedics. Garbage men These unsung heroes take your trash away, without them the streets would...

Note: This take/article is not about a “conspiracy theory”. I reject the idea that the world’s governments are all planning something sinister for their own citizens. That is a common conspiracy theory constantly fear...

First off a primer for those not familiar with US politics or just what impeachment actually is: Unlike Parliamentary systems the Executive branch (The President, Vice President, The President's Cabinet) is separate from...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/11/02/osama-bin-laden-still-matters-islamic-state-leader-al-baghdadi-not-so-much/ - Osama bin Laden still matters. Islamic State leader Baghdadi not so much. The...