"I'm entitled to my opinion" is a phrase all too often used to shelter beliefs that should have been abandoned. It has become shorthand for “I can say or think whatever I like” – and by extension, continuing to argue is somehow disrespectful.
The scrapping of regulations on campaign donations may mean that results depend less on true democratic process than on how much support a presidential candidate can muster from billionaires.
TOMS makes its customers feel good by donating a pair to a child in a developing nation for each pair bought. So what's wrong with this system? Here's three reasons TOMS is actually hurting development in the nations where they give.
"The story itself should not be addressed as if it were a scandal, but rather what it is: A sex crime involving theft of personal property and the exploitation of the female body." Article by Scott Mendelson for Forbes, 1 SEPT 2014.
Undergrads at North Carolina State University created a nail polish called “Undercover Colors” that changes color in the presence of common date rape drugs. Article by Gail Sullivan for The Washington Post, 26 AUG 2014.