Written by Ben Sixsmith Given his erraticism & penchant for stirring controversy, there was room for scepticism when Kanye announced that his latest album would be titled “Jesus is King”, but it would have been unfair to be totally cynical. Kanye’s religiosity is nothing new. On “Jesus Walks” he raps…

The theories and speculation surrounding Jeffrey Epstein are fueled by one fact: he was firmly embedded within the most powerful circles in the world. It’s an uncomfortable reality for the reason that the full scope of his network will likely remain unknown. Ranging from entertainment to academia to politics, the…

In the last few months, the name Jeffrey Epstein has fully entered the public consciousness. While speculation on his connections to sex trafficking have long been the subject of myriad articles & videos, the finer details of his past have largely remained a mystery. For those who knew him, this…

Expectations were understandably high for the debate between Jordan Peterson and Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek. For a debate centered around Capitalism, Marxism and human happiness, the understandable assumption was that Peterson would serve as the avatar of the Western, liberal order and Zizek a defender of the Soviet Union —…

Written by Christian O’Brien To talk about the “death of journalism” has been somewhat of a cliche for awhile now. But with the announcement of mass layoffs from Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, and VICE that have risen to 2,100 journos, it’s finally ringing true. From BuzzFeed’s imploding claim that Trump told…

Written by Christian O’Brien One of the very few mutually beloved comedians left, Louis C.K., fell to the MeToo movement for his admitted habit of masturbating in front of women. Nobody with a basic sense of decency is going to try to convince you that that isn’t simultaneously pathetic, weak…

Because we have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion-avarice, ambition, revenge, or gallantry would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It…

Great works of philosophical or intellectual art tend to share one enduring theme: they seek to explore people’s deepest convictions in a way that provokes challenging questions. In this way, the artist channels his own internal strife in his work. The complexity of human beings means that great art should…

Written by Christian O’Brien We are different. It is this concept of “difference” that produces a cocktail of unsettling emotions, but at the top of them all is the fear of inferiority and its potential outcome; exclusion. The harsh reality of the human condition is that our differences don’t…