When whistle blowers and media unite to expose corruption, American opinion is split "A grandiose narcissist who deserves to be in prison." That's how Jeffrey Toobin of The New Yorker described...
Jorie Schwab Articles
The art of tyranny
The musings of dictators reveal manipulative minds, disjointed insanity Hitler. Mussolini. Stalin. Mao. Saddam. Men with one name often described with one adjective: evil. But there's another...
Divergent stays true to the book
The moment that Ansel Elgort and Veronica Roth's heads become visible as they ascend the escalator and step onto the red carpet, the screaming begins. The two are welcomed by throngs of fans, most...
Print is in (again)
The printed word remains a popular way to get news, despite what some believe For years doomsday seers have been predicting the end of print news, claiming that in the future all magazines and...
Addressing concerns in Sochi
2014 Sochi Olympics proceed amid concerns about security, human rights On Dec. 29 and 30 of 2013, two suicide bombings killed a combined total of 34 people and left many others injured. These...
What happens behind closed doors
A child-abuse victim shares his story of survival "It was an incredibly scary environment.. All I could think was that he broke my hand this time, what will be next? The violence was just getting...
The great question: is the book or movie better?
"The book is always better than the movie." How often do we hear this? After every book to movie adaptation, there are...
Spotlighting the cult of relationship abuse
"I was worn out, broken: He had taken almost everything. But he'd been all I'd had, all this time. And when the police...
The problem of the deadly kitty
Stalking birds, mice and mammals Anybody who has ever had a cat knows the feeling of walking in on a "present" left by...
The life behind the man in the suit
A new history of Santa Claus traces history in first person "You're right to believe in me...." So starts the new...
A Christmas cookie and a “flying” dog, both ready to jump start the holiday spirit
Christmas gifts for Children Family friendly and enjoyable, these children's books make great gifts. With simple...
Sadie Hawkins invitations
Minnehaha students add to the fun of Sadies by asking their dates in creative ways: Sadies Invitations by Jorie...
Rowling should stick to the magic
Rowling's new book doesn't charm as much as her Harry Potter series The Harry Potter books were a common fixture in...
Dance traces origins to … a cartoon?
Sadie Hawkins to reverse roles at M.A., just as in Dogpatch Most of us know that the Sadie Hawkins dance is fast...
Hope within a twisted theme
Author Robert Venditti tells the dark story of a woman's fight for rights in a corrupt future Rarely do books strike...