Category: Uncommon Ground

Cardinal Murphy O’Connor’s Cover-Up of Child Abusers Must Be a Lesson to the Catholic Church

September 1, 2017 | by | 1 Comments
NSS Executive Director Keith Porteous Wood has followed the career of Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor who died on 1 September 2017 and seeks to set the historical record straight with this alternative obituary. The death of Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor has understandably resulted in obituaries lauding his achievements as a Prince of the Catholic Church. […] Read more

After Charlottesville: When Will the United States Transcend White Supremacy?

August 19, 2017 | by | 0 Comments
Now that the violence in Charlottesville has forced “white supremacy” once again into our political vocabulary, let’s ask an uncomfortable question: “When will the United States transcend white supremacy?” My question isn’t, “What should we do about the overt white supremacists who, emboldened by Trump’s success, have pushed their way back into mainstream politics?” I […] Read more

So, Why Do We Pander to the Beauty Industry Again?

August 17, 2017 | by | 0 Comments
High Heels, Low Status As a feminist who argues that beauty practices are harmful to women’s equality, I have been accused of being a killjoy who spoils the fun women get from crippling shoes, depilation, revealing clothing, makeup, figure-hugging dresses and short skirts. But the wearing of high heels, for instance, is not just a […] Read more

Do Europeans Need to Relearn the Necessity of Violence?

August 16, 2017 | by | 0 Comments
Author: Stewart Bova is a Virginia Commonwealth University graduate with a degree in History currently training for the Navy.  “War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.” – Carl Von Clausewitz There is a an open and continuous threat of violence, to whatever degree, which, if carried out, could, and […] Read more