Category Archives: Kephen’s Commentary
Identity Politics and the Slow Death of the American Moral Landscape
Identity Politics and the Slow Death of the American Moral Landscape I used to watch Fox News, and then I switched to CNN, and then I stopped watching network channels for daily news and commentary because they are all so … Continue reading
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The Algorithm Specs Behind Facebook’s “People You May Know” Suggestions
The Algorithm Specs Behind Facebook’s “People You May Know” Suggestions We’ve all seen it, that horizontal scroll pane in our Facebook news feed titled People You May Know. I’ve always found it odd why it would list people I have … Continue reading
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The Darkest Corners of the Cyber World: Sexual Predation and Exploitation
The Darkest Corners of the Cyber World: Sexual Predation and Exploitation Sexual predation and exploitation is the topic of this article, more specifically it’s about catfish who use social media and social apps to seduce and trick young men and … Continue reading
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The Wall, Illegal Immigration, and the U.S. – Mexican Border
Photo credit: Mike Blake/Reuters The Wall, Illegal Immigration, and the U.S. – Mexican Border The U.S. and Mexican border is 1,954 miles long. As of last year the U.S. only had enough border patrol agents to securely patrol half the … Continue reading
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Lemmings and Other Things
October 8, 2011 I was talking to a friend of mine this past week about how fear and misunderstanding lead to a negative impact on minority groups. About how inequality and ignorance still run rampant in our society and about … Continue reading
Execution
July 4, 2010 Execution is vengeance. It always has been and always will be. There is no justice in execution. People allow their emotions to over take them, they are blinded by retribution and revert to a primal state of … Continue reading
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Nationalism and Police Brutality: The Deafening Sound of Ignorance
“The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established… It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world. The … Continue reading →