Center for Strategic Communication

Unholy: perhaps it’s a useful word

by | Jan 30, 2015 | Monitor

[ by Charles Cameron — when religion casts a long and violent shadow ] . cover art for the Unholy album, New Life behind Closed Eyes ** Unholy may prove to be a very useful word, I think. It’s not secular, it’s not irreligious, it doesn’t lack...

These are the days of Elijah

by | Oct 23, 2014 | Monitor

[ by Charles Cameron — a Youtube video of Marines singing a praise song goes viral, some love it, some hate it, what is it? ] . Here’s a Christian “praise song”, These are the days of Elijah, sung by Donnie McClurkin: I love me some good,...

New Post at The Chicago Progressive

by | Sep 28, 2014 | Monitor

[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen”] Musician, producer, professor and friend of mine, Joe Tortorici has a brand new e-zine start-up on the arts and social  commentary, The Chicago Progressive.  I will be contributing short ( 500 words or less) posts on...

Anyone at State any good at nasheeds?

by | Sep 27, 2014 | Monitor

[ by Charles Cameron — how AQ messages potential ISers — as usual, when there’s an overlap between divergent ideas, I start thinking ] . ** I was reading, once again, today about the US social media campaign in a WAPo piece, Digital War Takes Shape...