Obama’s Nuclear “Folly”?

Categories: Political Commentary

Hello everybody, I'm back (not that many of you stuck around for my ten-month hiatus :-)! I've been way too busy with school and my personal life to even consider writing anything for Modern Counterculture. It's a shame, but that's life, No? Anyway, from here on out, I aim to keep my comments short but sweet. So anyway, onto the world and its never-ending problems: I have a love hate relationship with conservatism. I'm love the movement but hate the leaders. Take Sarah Palin, Newt ... Read More

To Sonia Sotomayor: A White Man’s Experience

Categories: Political Commentary

  There are two views of the future of America. One is the oft-taught "melting pot." In this view, all immigrants integrate into society, each group contributing something unique and new to our national identity. The opposing view is that of the "salad bowl," in which the majority white citizens provide a base in which smaller ethnic and racial groups remain distinct and separate in the way that a tomato or cucumber remains distinct from other parts of the salad. Liberals tend to ... Read More