Aria Fritta

America has always been heralded as the great melting pot: people from across the world were suposed to come to the new world and create a new democratic and uniquely American culture that was united by personal liberty and shared ideals. And while many people would still consider the United States a melting pot, it [...]

A recent Center for Disease Control and Prevention study reports that suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in the United States and that there are more suicides each year than homicides. Suicide is also most common among men, Native Americans, whites and people between 45 and 54 years of age. This is quite [...]

Commercials are changing. Think about commercials from 15 years ago: mini narratives selling a specific aspect of a product. Reliable cars, tasty snacks, comfortable shoes. Today, the nature of the commercial has changed. Quirky humor and randomness dominate…just take a look at Progressive Insurance or Geico. Somewhere in the background a product is sold but [...]

I was reading the most recent issue of The Economist yesterday and came across an article I had to blog about. The article is called “African Moonshine: Kill me quick” and discusses the state of alcoholism and alcohol consumption in Kenya, but also Africa in general. This is what they said: “The equivalent of $1 [...]

I meant to blog about this before, but better late than never. Iran has been under international scrutiny for its nuclear program, which is perceived by most reasonable people to be a step towards getting the bomb. In response to continued criticism, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the following: “These foolish people who are in [...]