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Tucker Lieberman has published essays in Zeek, Whosoever, Jewish Mosaic, White Crane Journal, American Atheist, and Fresh Yarn and in several anthologies including Nobody Passes: Rejecting the Rules of Gender and Conformity (Seal Press, 2006). His flash fiction

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Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq A look at the Blackwater controversy in Iraq: 4 of 19
The word "mercenary," meaning a solider for hire, usually has negative associations because such a soldier is often presumed to kill primarily for money rather than allegiance to a government, and because he is often not subject to codes of military law and ethics. As such, Blackwater Worldwide (formerly Blackwater USA), whi... More..
Health & Fitness > Mental Health (Other) Understanding the signs and symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder (body image issues) in men: 2 of 7
The causes and symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder vary among different cultures and eras. Body dysmorphic disorder is an irrational, disproportionate, negative opinion of one's own body. Where steroids, gyms, scales to measure one's weight, and mirrors are not widely available, they are unlikely tools in an individual's ba... More..
Relationships & Family > Gay & Lesbian Issues Choosing the right time to come out of the closet: 4 of 12
All people find themselves faced with some variant of the question of whether and when to "come out of the closet." The "closet" is a metaphor for shame, secrecy, silence, and the withholding of one's talents and vision; "coming out" is a metaphor for a moment of truth when one decides to be hon... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: 2012: 3 of 9
The movie "2012" (released in 2009) delivers two-and-a-half hours worth of images of the Earth dissolving in a series of earthquakes and tidal waves while the heroes speed through the chaos in their invincible vehicles. If you want more from a movie, you are better off seeing something else. (Warning: This review contains sp... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Bush Administration Did the Bush administration mislead the public on the Valerie Plame's scandal?: 1 of 3
While President George W. Bush's primary intent behind overthrowing Saddam Hussein was to promote peace in the Middle East, the invasion was "marketed" to the public based on the need to disable Saddam's alleged weapons of mass destruction, according to Scott McClellan in his 2008 book What Happened. McClellan served as Bush... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Law & Justice (Other) Understanding the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act (USA): 1 of 3
In an opinion for Gonzales v. Carhart, issued on April 18, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, which prohibits physicians from performing a particular method of abortion sometimes used during the second and third trimesters. The method, known as intact dilation and extraction, invo... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Wedding Budget Wedding planning on a tight budget: 16 of 41
Say the word "wedding," and many people automatically think of a towering white cake, mountains of flowers, and a designer gown. But all of these expensive, traditional elements are merely optional accessories. If the couple cannot afford them, they can easily be cut out. The frugal couple should stick to the essen... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Outrageous or contradictory quotes from the Bible: 12 of 28
The Bible begins with a massive contradiction, in that the creation story is told twice, in Genesis 1 and 2, with mutually exclusive details. In the first story, God created the world in this order: light, sky, ground, plants, sun and moon, fish and birds, terrestrial animals, and male and female humans to rule over them. In... More..
Arts & Humanities > International Writers & Literature Book reviews: The Forgotten Garden, by Kate Morton: 2 of 4
"The Forgotten Garden," a new novel by the bestselling Australian author Kate Morton, is a hefty yet page-turning mystery about a search for biological ancestors. It is a story about women: how they acquire their daughters, how they treat each other, and how they define their identities as mothers. With most of the action ha... More..
Entertainment > Movie Analysis Movie analysis: The hero's journey in Slumdog Millionaire: 1 of 2
Jamal Malik, the boy protagonist of "Slumdog Millionaire," is a mythic hero. The structure of the hero's journey developed by mythologian Joseph Campbell in "The Hero with a Thousand Faces" in 1949 can be mapped onto Jamal's story in the award-winning 2008 British film. Because "Slumdog Millionaire's" narrative is not linear... More..