Ordinarily, the death of a nonagenarian should elicit mixed emotions: the pains of losing a dear one and gratitude to God for a life well spent. However, during the week, confessional statements from some suspected kidnappers who admitted to the abduction and gruesome murder of a 93 year old, left a sour taste in the […]

The second part of the title of this piece is taken from a quotation out of George Orwell’s iconic 1954 allegorical novella, ‘Animal Farm’. Rendered in full, it reads: “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” It captures the very essence of the master-servant relationship that exists in a totalitarian […]