Problems with the world today 72 Articles

by Michael Greaney

In the early twentieth century Gilbert Keith Chesterton, the genial social commentator and novelist, published a collection of essays he titled, "What's Wrong With the World." He might have summarized his opinion with a p...read more

by Gary Gagne

To many people it seems the world is ending and for many people it actually is. We have entered a period of great extinction in more ways than one and The United States seems unable to prevent it or even to get out of the ...read more

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by Carol Rzadkiewicz

I've been feeling quite introspective, as well as more than a little melancholy, for the past several days. Maybe it has to do with getting older. Introspection, after all, is but another burden of age. Then again, maybe i...read more

by Mikalyn Erikson

The world has Aids, and Cancer, and Diabetes. We have war and terrorism and corruption. All of these things take lives and impact countless others; people are brought to their knees preying and weeping over these things ev...read more

by Kimberly Hill

Imagine a world where scratching your nose is an unattainable goal. Although physical limitations are the majority of the challenges, society has created an injustice for the physically disabled by placing unnecessary res...read more

by Jennifer Truong

What's the Price? Clean air, unharmed animals, low gas prices, soldiers coming home, the end to nuclear threatsall things that we want without sacrificing a single thing. But those who have lived, however long o...read more

by Kaylie Jenkins

The root of all problems with the world today is Man and the lack of true purpose we are suffering from. As animals it should be simple, hunt, eat, sleep and survive. Humans have managed to "progress" so far that we ...read more

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by Denepher Smith

Free to Grow Sunflowers Coming as I do from a farming community, as a city dweller, I maintain these agrarian roots by growing a range of plants. In the limited space I have, I grow house plants indoors while finding ro...read more

by Christie Rabbit

A king in his palace, oblivious to the peasants lining the streets below. This sounds precisely like a depiction of Medieval Europe, does it not? However, this apparent metaphor describes the streets of Washington, DC. ...read more

by Lynn Albright

Today's Prison System and The Death Penalty When I was little my mother would use this phrase, as a reminder, just in case I ever considered for a moment, taking up a career as my towns littlest thief. She said, "If you...read more

by Thaxton Lewis

There are always going to be problems with the world. The biggest problem in the world today though, and one that leads to a myriad of the rest of the world's problems is wealth addiction. The wealthy, and I do not m...read more

by jenny ellen

A Tale of Two Sides One of the most famous lines of all times in English Literature is from Charles Dickens s " A tale of Two Cities", which is "it was the best of times and it was the worst of times". Miraculously, th...read more

by Michelle Baldwin

There have been great articles written by great people who have reached millions. This is not one of them, I am not one of those people and I am certain this will not reach millions but I need to find a way to make an impr...read more

by Edward Earl

Quite simply, the problems with the world today are you and me. We are our own worst enemy. Selfish beings created by a loving God that can no more live in peace together than imps can sell lemonade and popsicles in hell. ...read more

by Kim Lieske

It is sad in today's world that one's crime does not match one's punishment. For example, in the Memphis area, it seems to be acceptable to take one's life. Not that people necessarily encourage or condone violent people...read more

by Sarah Prim

Ladies and Gentleman...The President of the United States... is here to tell us that we are "okay". We arn't in a recession...just an economic slowdown. Sorry folks, but by my defenition, a recession is a slowdown. S...read more

by Daniel Sisk

While my teenager and I struggled to interest any fish along the Deschutes River one morning, an osprey plunged into the water in front of us and lifted out a 14-inch rainbow squirming in its talons. I looked at Jason, an...read more

by Brenda Lachman

Government representatives globally that care more for their place in the history of power rather than growing as a nation or closing the gap between the different societies within their country. Who choke their citizens d...read more

by KEST

'The Real World' It had been a long week at the press association where I work as a Maintenance Operative. Not that I am complaining; the company looks after its employees very well and it's not as though you...read more

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by Aaltje Van Zoelen

Out of sight, means out of mind; a description of my generation For years now, I have put up with it, fought it, ignored it when possible, but it has reached a point of no return. If I do not do something about it, I hav...read more