Kiki Van Son

We broadcast certain personalities because only certain personalities are broadcastable. The media televises people who have charisma and the ability to tell a story, though anyone self-aware has issues being in front of a camera. We notice being…

Words, words, words. They can never be just that. Especially when one is specific to a group of people with a sensitive past that can spit assault in itself. Like "Jew." Some might consider the mere tone of "Jew" as offensive, but there's a huge…

RSA Animate video Changing Education Paradigms vividly illustrates what's happening in a larger context that's lending itelf to the ADHD pandemic that's plaguing classrooms across the country. Adapted from a talk given by Ken Robinson,…

It’s that time of year again when Christians come together and show their devotion to God in ways many of us don’t understand. Good Friday is the Friday before Easter Sunday that observes the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.  The New Testament suggests…

Earlier this month, California brothers Mark and Dennis Rogers started on their quest to combat federal prohibition of medical and recreational marijuana use by creating the country’s first pro-marijuana super PAC. They’ve submitted their…

Women make up half the workforce today, and most will be pregnant at some point during their employment. But although the Republican Party scoffs at a woman’s duty to keep her baby, as opposed to Democrats who generally advocate for a woman’s right…

In Northern Ireland, where abortion is illegal outside the NHS (Nation Health Service), more than 100 women potentially face jail time for having used an abortion-inducing pill that they purchased over the internet from pro-choice charities,…

Last year on July 4, 2012, scientists at CERN, the world’s largest particle physics laboratory, announced the possible discovery of the Higgs boson, a particle that’s suspected to be the answer to why matter has mass. Now they’re almost certain…

New York City council member Christine Quinn is leading the Democratic primary to succeed Michael Bloomberg as mayor of New York this November, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released late last month. Nearing the 40% target required to…