Americans don't know the Constitution. More than half of those surveyed can't name any of the rights guaranteed under the First Amendment. Only a quarter can name all three branches of government. — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
Much has been written about Trump's style of speech, which linguists have said is often unintelligible yet deeply compelling. Orwell's famous 1946 essay, 'Politics and the English Language,' centers on the use of abstract words, often by politicians, to obscure… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
Just a decade after 'Living in Bondage,' Nollywood films, made in some 300 languages, were being watched in both urban and rural areas, distributed… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
Showy displays of love don't come naturally to everyone. They don't come naturally to me. They also come with a risk: a risk of… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
2017 saw a slew of big pop and hip-hop records, a number of breakout female singer-songwriters and all-girl bands, and the return of beloved… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
In 'Nineteen Eighty-Four,' protagonist Winston Smith works at a propaganda department for the state called the 'Ministry of Truth,' where inconvenient news can be discarded down a 'memory hole.' Orwell was fixated on the idea that under certain governments, the past can be altered or documents rewritten. — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share
Founded by a Mormon couple in Utah in 2012, The Color Run has proved to be a brilliant idea. — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
The battle between craft breweries and big beer stretches back to the 1990s, when the idea of buying a beer brewed by a small,… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
HIV/AIDS isn't a top priority for any of the three major LGBT groups in the U.S.: not the HRC, or the Gay and Lesbian… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
Despite allegations by liberal advocacy groups that voter suppression tactics by the right hindered minority voting, blacks represented 13 percent of the electorate in… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
I am not Indian, but I have lived and worked in Mumbai, visited on multiple reporting trips, and celebrated more than one Holi there. — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
In the 1980s and the 1990s, when HIV hit its peak, the gay community was at the forefront of the fight against the silent… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
India has a long history with devotional, even obsessive love, be it for a personal god or for your lover. — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
Every Valentine's Day, I pretend I don't care. Like many of us, I say I don't want the flowers or chocolates or a homemade… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
