Television is drastically changing our epistemology–that is to say that TV changes the way we formulate what we believe–at least according to Neil Postman, the author of the 1985 book Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business. Television, like any medium, has unintended consequences. One of the unintended consequences of […]
Politics
The Real Problem and Real Solution to the Gun Control Debate
Sandy Hook. Columbine. Fort Hood. Virginia Tech. Chances are that when you hear each of those words, it triggers heart-wrenching images and news about terrible mass shootings that are unfortunately becoming all too common. Whenever something tragic happens, there are a few questions you hear time and again: “Where was God?” “How can we prevent […]
