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| Abortion | A planned child may the most wonderful and beautiful thing in the world. But an unplanned child is usually an absolute ordeal. |
| Addiction | Addiction is not only about drugs. Some people are addicted to food, or religion, or power. |
| Alcohol | It is remarkable how in America, more than anywhere else, people seem preocupied with alcohol. Alcohol is perceived as a religious and moral issue. |
| Social Anthropology | Loosely stated, social anthropology is the study of people, and of how they interact with each other in today's global society. |
| The "Communication Decency Act(s)" | It was supposed to protect children. Clinton had to sign it because it was burried in a spending bill and he already had enough trouble with Ken Starr and Monica Lewinsky. But in reality the Act was nothing more than censorship of the Internet. |
| Censorship | Censorship is illegal in this country. Actually, in about any country. |
| Smoking and the Cigarette Controversy | The settlements between "Big Tobacco" and the states were a way to raise taxes without a vote. And the cigarette controversy is really just a case of basic intolerance. |
| Cities | Impressions on some of the more interesting cities of the world. |
| Civil Rights | Civil rights are the rights guaranteed by the US Constitution. As US society turns more conservative, and as the War on Drugs drags on, these rights tend to get ignored more. |
| The Non-Trivial Concept | The mission of Non-Trivial.com is to be entertaining, and better yet, to make people think. |
| Police and Law Enforcement | The police safeguards the physical safety of citizens. But when the police starts intruding into the private lives of citizens, there can be too much of a good thing. |
| Political Correctness | Political correctness often results in nothing of substance ever being said. |
| Crime and Punishment | A crime is a violation of the law. The stricter the laws, the more crime there is likely to be. |
| Death Penalty | The death penalty has a bad rap. Giving people the option of death instead of long jail times, may actually be a humane thing to do. |
| "Decency" | Decency is defined as "propriety in conduct, speech or dress". It is a highly subjective concept. |
| Democracy | When people don't vote, democracy gets in trouble. |
| Life and Death | People should have an inalienable right to life. But why can't they also have a right to die? |
| Disclaimers and Legal Stuff | Non-Trivial.com does not advocate or condone breaking the law. |
| Diversity | Diversity is fun. How boring would America be if only white people lived here! |
| Drugs | The War on Drugs is not working too well. Dogs sniff you at airports. The government monitors bank accounts. Jails are full of drug offenders. Yet people do drugs as ever before. |
| The Economy | A strong economy is not rocket science. Low taxes, low bureaucracy, limited government spending, low deficits. And a strong dose of optimism from the leadership. |
| Enrico | About the Editor. Two women and a ferrari. From Milan, Italy, to Houston, Texas. |
| Family Values | Family values are about being devoted to one's spouse, children or parents. Yet, self-proclaimed concerns for family values are used to justify everything from gay bashing to censorship. |
| Fanatics | Some people have an all-consuming and irrational urge to impose their lifestyle upon others. |
| Gambling | Our laws claim to protect compulsive gamblers from themselves. But our society does nothing about compulsive shoppers or inexperienced investors. |
| Republicans | The economic boom of the Clinton Era was Ronald Reagan's work. The government knows better what is good for women. And if you don't give young people condoms, they won't have sex. |
| Gun Control | Shooting guns is like drunk driving. It is kind of fun, but it serves no real purpose and can be quite dangerous. |
| Sexual Harassment | To play it safe, large companies ban anything that may make any kind of reference to sex, including calendars that show attractive human beings, even fully clothed. An exception is made for family pictures. |
| The Internet | The Internet is the best thing that happened to freedom of Speech since the Bill of Rights. |
| Taxes | We need taxes. But I hate to see my tax dollars wasted on ventures that make no societal or economic sense. |
| Prisons | The United States have the highest incrceration rate in the world. Yet many people are in jail for non-violent or consensual crimes. |
| The Law | Laws are supposed to reflect the lifestyles and sensitivities of the people. When too many people break laws, it may be an indication that the laws are not very well chosen. |
| The Monica Lewinsky Fiasco | The obsession with the Lewinsky affair has shown how far people will push a non-issue, for purely political purposes. |
| Marriage | Contrary to popular belief, marriage is a human creation. Animals don't usually stick to the same mate for more than one season. |
| Morals and Values | Morals are about being good to others. About placing someone else's wellbeing ahead of one's own. Morals really have little to do with sex. |
| About Non-Trivial.com | The idea behind Non-Trivial.com. Who are we? We like controversy. |
| Non-Trivial Creations | Mission statement of Non-Trivial Creations |
| The Non-Trivial.com Philosophy | Non-Trivial.com is like a shopping mall for thoughts, ideas and opinions. |
| Politics | We need a more believable conservative party, pushing fiscal responsibility as well as social liberalism. Less government in the economy and less government in people's bedrooms. |
| Non-Trivial.com Privacy Policy | This policy is designed to comply with the 1998 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). |
| Prostitution | Sex is not illegal. Neither is payment. So why should the combination of the two be? |
| Religion | Some people seem to use religion to justify the exact opposite of what was intended. |
| Relationships | Relationships between men and women provide one of the most fertile grounds for endless discussions. |
| Social Conservatives | Social conservatives promote a concept of morals that seems focused on one thing only: sexual abstinence. |
| Sex | It is hard to think of any topic that shapes American society more than sex, although it is very seldom mentioned by name. |
| Sin | A sin is an offense against a particular religion. |
| How to Quit Smoking | They say it is an addiction. But it is so no more than one might be addicted to chocolate ice cream or Mc Donald's fries. |
| Join the Non-Trivial Staff | Non-Trivial.com is looking for staff. |
| STD's (Sexually Transmitted Diseases) | Conservatives claim people should not have sex outside of marriage because if they did, they would catch a bunch of diseases. Yet, they don't want to eradicate the diseases, for fear people would have sex outside of marriage. |
| Women | If all women were Cosmo women, the world would be a different place. |