Forced into exile for her fictional examinations of Islam and its faults, living with the possibility of a fatwa against her becoming a reality, Taslima Nasrin continues to explore her chosen topics in her writings. One might think that... Read More

Political analysts throughout the world assert their opinions about the future of the United States. Commentary ranges from positive expectation to negative prediction, along with advice to implement a constructive plan or avoid a... Read More

“The curious and uncanny part of it all is that there is no firing,” Major John Hay Beith wrote, describing the strange periods of inaction on the Western Front during the First World War. Ignoring their high commands’ exhortations... Read More

This sequel to the award-winning Gifts: Mothers Reflect on How Children with Down Syndrome Enrich Their Lives offers comfort, hope, and inspiration to families and the wider community in a way that no scholarly document ever could; it... Read More

The sudden downfall of Agriprocessors, the kosher meat processing plant owned by Orthodox Jew Aaron Rubashkin, exposed the maltreatment of both animals and human beings. First, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) released... Read More

"From Outhouse to Outer Space" by Ed D. Jones relates the story of the author’s life, from poverty during the Depression, to his work on the lunar landing module. After Ed’s father died in an accident when he was only a child, his... Read More

…so God please use me to try to take a stand against the atrocities of the soul *—*from “My Daddy’s Records” The Looking Heart: Poetic Expressions From Within, a convergence of spirit and emotion, is an ambitious effort of one... Read More

Perhaps it’s because their names seem similar but Claudia Acte the fetching character at the core of Dolores A. McCabe’s "Axios" recalls Cleopatra the ancient world’s preeminent vamp. Nero’s onetime mistress may be a mere... Read More