by Colin Harris | May 5, 2020 | Opinion
Close-up magic known as “sleight of hand” uses distractions to pull the eye away from something that winds up being an unexplainable surprise. What actually happened was there all along, but the eye was “tricked” not to see it. It’s very entertaining. This image has...
by Cliff Vaughn | Aug 23, 2019 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on Aug. 31, 2010. Vaughn was managing editor and media producer for EthicsDaily.com at the time of publication. “You’re entitled to your own opinions,” the saying begins. “But you’re not entitled to your own facts.” Maybe...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jun 21, 2019 | News
U.S. adults are increasingly concerned about expressions of “fake news,” according to two Pew Research Center reports published this month. Half of survey respondents say made-up news and information “is a very big problem in the country today,” ranking fifth on a...
by Michael Helms | May 13, 2019 | Opinion
My grandfather worked 12 hours a day pushing dirt with a bulldozer when I was a boy. When he came home, he was tired to the bone. After he ate his supper, he collapsed in a chair, pulled off his boots and sat down and watched Walter Cronkite share what had happened in...
by Harrison Litzell | Sep 17, 2018 | Opinion
The lack of representation of traditional minority groups in film and television has been the subject of conversations and movements in recent years. There were boycotts and movements around “#OscarsSoWhite.” There is backlash when an actor or actress is cast to...