The Oscars happened a couple nights ago, which meant that I was on my couch watching The Simpsons. As you may know, the types of films that tend to get Oscar nominations and awards are usually not the types in which I partake. Nevertheless, I have seen a few Oscar-nominated films (and a few award…
If you ask a normal adult why they consume "the news", whether it be from T.V., newspapers, or online articles, they would probably respond with something to the effect of "I want to get a broader view of the world" or "I want to be informed." This is a noble reason for consuming news, but in…
Being born into a rich family seems to be the ultimate example of brutal unfairness. While most people in the world who are born into non-wealthy homes have to deal with uncertainty regarding their future, what they will do with their life, how they will make ends meet, etc., those born into rich families do…
A typical political spectrum has conservatives on one side and liberals on the other. Usually, most people would congregate somewhere near the middle of this spectrum, with only a few people on the far ends. Over time, however, there can exist cases where people start to form niche groups on either side, and thus political…
For something to be "free" means that it comes without cost. If someone is "free", then they have control over their choices and actions. For someone to be "forced" means that they no longer have control over their choices. The terms are inherently opposite, and yet we sometimes confuse them. In America, we like to…
Milton Friedman was a Nobel Prize winning economist who lived from 1912-2006. His economic philosophies relied heavily on economic freedom and laissez-faire capitalism. He was the economic adviser to the Reagan Administration, and made numerous contributions to the field of economics during his lifetime. Upon hearing that he was the economic adviser to Reagan, many…
A friend and I were reminiscing about college one time, and of course since we were both engineers the topic quickly got to what was the worst we had ever done on a test. He joked that whenever he or his friends got close to a 50% on a test they would reassure each other…
Well, it's the week of Thanksgiving, also known as "hate week" for fans of college football rivalries. The Saturday after Thanksgiving is usually the time for scheduling in-state rivalries in the great sport of NCAA Football, and one of those rivalries involves my Alma Mater, Georgia Tech. For those who are unfamiliar, the rivalry between…
Growing up in the '90s was filled with a lot of great entertainment options, and besides all the great shows on Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, it was also a time for a ton of family-oriented movies aimed at '90s kids. The basic framework for most of these movies centered around some kids who grew up…
Liar Liar is a 1997 Jim Carrey movie that is arguably one of his best (although he has some stiff competition from his other movies). The basic premise of the movie is that Jim Carrey plays a deceitful lawyer who lies on a daily basis, both at his job and to his son and ex-wife.…