Category Archives: Societal/Cultural

               How many of you read “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley in high school? Somehow I missed the train back then. Earlier this year, over a decade since high school, I read the novel and was blown away. After reading it as an adult, I couldn’t help but wonder that a lot of theContinue reading “Arriving: Brave New World           “

               The last article I wrote was a light-hearted view of jury duty. I stand by that, but I also feel like jury duty cannot be given justice without a proper, more serious account of what it takes. Luckily for me, I was chosen to actually sit on a jury and decide if a fellowContinue reading “Juror No. 122”

               Are there any civil “duties” that carry as much vitriol as jury duty? Imagine missing home for a week – out of state work assignment, small vacation, or maybe a life changing event happened. You finally get back home, you’re excited to get back to your routine, and then the best government surprise inContinue reading “Juror No. 121    “

               “Hollywood” has always seemed to be a world away from the rest of us that are still in tune with real life and normalcy. Especially during the pandemic, when all kinds of celebrities were hopping on the high horse to preach to us normal people to make questionable decisions, they seemed as out ofContinue reading “Strike Out the Strikers    “

               June is widely known as Pride Month these days, which was initially celebrated in 1970. It started off as a week derived from another picketing day in July, and started to change to its current form to remember the Stonewall uprising and continue to advocate for support within and from outside of the gayContinue reading “The Duality of June”

               Women’s History Month is wrapping up next week, and what month it was! We have been able to celebrate women for everything they do to keep our world moving. Our society would never be able to survive without them—which may seem like a very obvious concept on the face of it.                Recently, theContinue reading “Highlighting Womanhood”

               We can always count on Florida to keep things interesting when the media runs out of new stuff to print. The state’s latest contribution is the “Don’t Say Gay” bill which was passed earlier this month. Some people have taken offense to the bill, leading to actions such as walkouts from some employees ofContinue reading “Don’t Say Gay”

               There is no secret that Catholicism in southern Louisiana is very well represented. In fact, a study published in 2018 named Lafayette as the “most Catholic city” in America, with 50% of the population claiming Catholicism as their religion. The surrounding areas also have strong Catholic ties, such as the Academy of Sacred HeartContinue reading “Cajun Canons”