Commentary

Race: The most fallacious and dangerous idea

Monday, 10 September 2012 07:57 Mahmoud El-Kati

The idea of "race" may be the most fallacious and dangerous idea in the history of myth and human imagination. In the early 1940s, Dr. Ashley Montagu, the eminent cultural anthropologist at Princeton University, titled his book "Man's Most Dangerous Myth: The Fallacy of Race." It is a work, which both objectively critiques and morally attacks the false notion of "race" as an indicator of individual ability and cultural achievement.

Olympic gold medalist could earn $10 million in endorsements: Olympian Gabby Douglas in league of her own

Wednesday, 05 September 2012 02:19 William Reed

Her success at the London 2012 Olympics has made Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas and her mother, Natalie Hawkins, famous. With so much talk about her hair and mother's financial situation Gabrielle and Natalie were undoubtedly the most talked about athlete and family of the 2012 competition.

Insight Intern to study abroad; report from Spain

Wednesday, 05 September 2012 01:23 Abeni Hill

Hello Insight Readers.

My name is Abeni Hill and I am an intern reporter with Insight News. The end of August marks my second summer working at Insight. I am currently a junior studying mass communication and journalism at Augsburg College. This fall I will be studying abroad in Seville, Spain.

DJ Pop Daddy Roc celebrates 20 years at Arnellia’s

Wednesday, 05 September 2012 00:51 By S. Brooks

"That's my cut!"

"That dude knows he can jam!"

Republican values inconsistent, at best

Thursday, 30 August 2012 15:24 Fred Easter

I am amused by the National Rifle Assoc.’s (NRA) efforts to demonize liberals for their support of anti-gun legislation in the wake of the mass shootings we’ve been treated to in recent days.

Medical research shows same-sex parents raise healthy children

Thursday, 30 August 2012 15:13 Minnesotans United for All Families

The Minnesota Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (MN-AAP) announced recently its formal opposition to the proposed constitutional amendment that would limit the freedom to marry for committed, same-sex couples in Minnesota. MN-AAP joined the coalition with Minnesotans United for All Families, citing the decision as a “child health issue.”

Yes, Culture Matters: National Black Business Month

Tuesday, 21 August 2012 15:30 William Reed

The Business of America is Business – President Calvin Coolidge, 1925

Do you know the definitions of “commerce,” “entrepreneurship” and/or “free-enterprise”?