Violence: Why History and Politics Predict It’s Going To Get Worse by Mr. Smith Open any news source, and violence is almost always front and center. It’s not just because editors sadly and rightly believe the concept of “if it bleeds it leads” will attract more eyeballs, it’s because violence is and always has been prevalent in human society. And it’s getting worse. Unfortunately, instead of helping to tame… Violence: Why History and Politics Predict It’s Going To Get Worse by Mr. Smith Open any news source, and violence is almost always front and center. It’s not just because editors sadly and rightly believe the concept of “if it bleeds it leads” will attract more eyeballs, it’s because violence is and always has been prevalent in human society. And it’s getting worse. Unfortunately, instead of helping to tame…
Preparing For Civil Unrest PREVIEW by Samantha Biggers People are on edge and with good reason. We are possibly looking at a repeat of 2020 with riots, violence and physical destruction, all potentially tied to the November elections as an end result. With the Supreme Court alone, protestors are outside judge’s homes and firebombing pro-life organization offices. We have lived with COVID-19 for… Preparing For Civil Unrest PREVIEW by Samantha Biggers People are on edge and with good reason. We are possibly looking at a repeat of 2020 with riots, violence and physical destruction, all potentially tied to the November elections as an end result. With the Supreme Court alone, protestors are outside judge’s homes and firebombing pro-life organization offices. We have lived with COVID-19 for…
You Are Not Real by Mr. Smith Shakespeare’s famously gory “Titus Andronicus” is replete with violence, including fourteen deaths. Yet it continues to be performed, and audiences continue to sign up for a frisson of fear and pity, because this is not real. After the play, the actors get up, wash off the fake blood, and join the playwrights and directors for… You Are Not Real by Mr. Smith Shakespeare’s famously gory “Titus Andronicus” is replete with violence, including fourteen deaths. Yet it continues to be performed, and audiences continue to sign up for a frisson of fear and pity, because this is not real. After the play, the actors get up, wash off the fake blood, and join the playwrights and directors for…
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