blaming violence on video games
Request: Something politicians love to do. Are they on the right track?
Culture
prohibition of alcohol
Request: Alcohol calibrates low but pervades a lot of cultures. Is banning it a viable solution?
Pride Month
LGBT Pride Month is a month, typically June, dedicated to celebration and commemoration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) pride -- wikipedia
giving / buying flowers for someone
If you're picking a girl up for a date from her house, and you're meeting her mother for the first time - buy the flowers for your girl -- instructables.com
CouchSurfing (service)
a hospitality exchange service by which users can request free short-term homestays or interact with other people who are interested in travel -- wikipedia. Priority request
superstition
irrational beliefs at odds with scientific knowledge of the world
a problem
A situation, matter, or person that is hard to deal with or understand. A personal matter that causes one difficulty or needs to be dealt with -- American Heritage Dictionary
urbandictionary.com
User submitted definitions of slang terms and expressions.
hanging an American flag
Request: Whether it’s an American flag at a school, dealership, or home. What is the LoC of the red, white and blue?
microaggressions (concept)
a term used for commonplace daily verbal, behavioral or environmental slights, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative attitudes toward stigmatized or culturally marginalized groups -- wikipedia
Terence McKenna
"American ethnobotanist, mystic, psychonaut, lecturer, author, and an advocate for the responsible use of naturally occurring psychedelic plants." --wikipedia
hikikomori
A form of severe social withdrawal, called hikikomori, has been frequently described in Japan and is characterized by adolescents and young adults who become recluses in their parents’ homes, unable to work or go to school for months or years — PubMed Central
John Money (sexologist)
known for his research into sexual identity and biology of gender. He was one of the first researchers to publish theories on the influence of societal constructs of gender on individual formation of gender identity -- wikipedia
"sorry for your loss"
used when you are telling someone that you feel sympathy for them because someone close to them has recently died -- dictionary.cambridge.org
Manhood: The Masculine Virtues America Needs, by Josh Hawley
Request: Nationally best-selling author (The Tyranny of Big Tech), constitutional lawyer, and U.S. senator for the state of Missouri argues that the character of men and the male virtue that goes along with it is a necessary ingredient to a functioning society and a healthy, free republic.