The lines between a medical breakthrough and playing God are becoming increasingly blurred. Xenotransplantation is one of those lines. Xenotransplantation is the process of transplanting tissues or cells from one species to another. According to a recent WSET news story, a company here in Virginia is leading the way by developing technology that is trying to make it possible to […]
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Every day, people on the waiting list for organs die. There are more people in need of transplantations than there are donors, and xenotransplantation helps to fill that gap. Xenotransplantation is defined as transplantations, implantations or infusions from nonhuman animal sources into human recipients, according to the FDA. However, is xenotransplantation an ethical way to fill the gap in […]
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A rhetoric I often hear from mainstream conservatives is that in order to implement conservative policies, we must “win the culture war.” But their idea of fighting a culture war looks like “Facts” by Ben Shapiro. At this time, little is being done to actually define a conservative culture — and that needs to change. Culture is a way of […]
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As I scrolled down the page, “Cyborgs” was the only word that came to mind when I explored CEO Elon Musk’s website for “Neuralink,” a brain implant meant to bridge the gap between intention and ability (i.e., for patients who have paralysis, are deaf, blind, etc.). I reflected on films like “iRobot,” “Ender’s Game,” and “Creator,” all movies in which […]
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Graphic by Olivia Hess and Hannah Gilmer Students are lazy. Students procrastinate. Students don’t want to think deeply. Students don’t want to learn…. Okay, enough of that. If you are like me, you have heard these phrases dozens of times. Are they true? Sort of. Some students’ grades are tanking, and from personal observation, most of it has to do […]
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The United States is the land of McDonald’s, Wendy’s and the Big Mac. It is the land where it is more acceptable to feed one’s children sugar for every meal than it is to say obesity is unhealthy. Clearly, something is wrong with the way we eat, and clearly, little is currently being done to change it. What can be […]
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There are two types of people in this world: coffee-drinkers and tea-enjoyers. While members of both groups may staunchly defend their beverage of choice, both tea and coffee have their pros and cons. Coffee can be whipped up to fit a variety of tastes. There’s hot and iced, sugary and rich — and extra ingredients: Cinnamon, chocolate and nutmeg can […]
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Easter Sunday of 433 was a dark day for many in Ireland. On that day, the king forced the people in the land to participate in the Druid holiday by refraining from lighting a flame. According to Trinity Bible Church, St. Patrick responded by scaling the highest hill in the area and lighting a large fire in a tree as […]
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A short while ago, I was grabbing lunch when I overheard another student animatedly talking to his friends about how he was related to William the Conqueror. Curiosity piqued, I looked the man up and discovered that William the Conqueror overcame his illegitimate birth, established his prowess on the battlefield and became king of England in 1066, according to the […]
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Walter stares at the eHarmony page on his desktop from across the room. The pale morning light reflects off of his glasses: a nervous glint appears as he continues to apprehensively observe his coworker’s profile. He hesitates, musters the courage to click the digital wink button on the page, and is disappointed to find that his worries were all for […]
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After receiving the words “Saved alone” in a telegram from his wife, Horatio Spafford came to understand that his four daughters had drowned on their journey to England. Their ship sank in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, and their bodies were never recovered. This came after the Spafford’s only son died of scarlet fever four years earlier. Upon sailing […]
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Since the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) inception in 1949, the United States has been a key advocate of it’s interests. The organization was formed as a defensive pact against the Soviet Union during the Cold War. NATO was once a useful organization that provided strategic benefit to the United States, but it has become clear in the past decade […]
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Considering this is Liberty University, it seems most people are either familiar with fasting, or know someone who has done so in some fashion. Typically, when we think of fasting, we are quick to assume the word refers to diet, especially since the emergence of popular health trends such as intermittent fasting. However, fasting can refer simply to the abstinence […]
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Anything that hurts men will hurt women, and anything that hurts women will hurt men. This being said, the interests of men and women go hand in hand and should never be at odds with one another. In this place and time, though, women are being subjected to a movement that harms them and, in turn, the men around them. […]
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Lately, it has become easier to see the moral future of the West. Unfortunately, it does not seem so hopeful as it was when my grandfather was 20. He lived in a country that knew little of padlocks and alarm systems. Confusion was simply cured by curiosity, and differences were concluded by conversation. Maybe he was ill-informed and well unaware […]
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