Conformity Somehow, The Ramones stood the test of time in the punk rock world. They were there to raise the punk rock banner and were there to help tear it down. The desire to be liked and the desire to be right are often in contrast with one another. In […]
Free stuff is a good thing, right? Well, it depends on the definition of free, and it depends on the stuff. Whoever said, “You can never have too much of a good thing,” was probably not talking about free stuff. To define free we must first consider that nothing is […]
Breakfast cereal is an example of a delicious and sugary vice that is less harmful than many other vices. Merriam-Webster defines vice as: a moral depravity or corruption, a moral fault or failing, a habitual and usually trivial defect or shortcoming. A vice that is commonly referred to is smoking […]
Aldous Huxley’s 1932 novel Brave New World is a collectivist nightmare. Collectivism, at its furthest extreme, strips an individual of his or her autonomy. At its most basic level, it is the prioritization of the group over the individual. In a sense, humans do indeed belong to one another. We […]
It is probably important to consider whether or not boycotts are actually effective before joining the call for a boycott. It is also important to define the word effective, and to consider the potential philosophical deficiencies in boycotting a company. Nike, Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, and Home Depot are four major companies […]
