World Peace

Peace seeking: Council tells Congress to stay out of Iran
Published on Jan 18th, 2012
39 comments After a variety of speakers pointed out how they'd warned against the war in Iraq before it started, a majority on the Charlottesville City Council voted to send a message to the U.S. Congress urging...
Germ theory: What if disease causes autocracy?
Published on Jun 30th, 2011
1 comments Greater wealth strongly correlates with property rights, the rule of law, more education, the liberation of women, a free press, and more social tolerance. The enduring puzzle for political...
Peace and Parking: Local films flying high at festivals
Published on Apr 26th, 2010
5 comments World Peace and other 4th Grade Achievements and  The Parking Lot Movie were the subject of the Hook's February 18, 2010 cover story. HOOK COVER IMAGE One month after two local movies premiered at...
Another 4th-Grade Achievement: sell-out
Published on Feb 23rd, 2010
17 comments It's a small local film made on a shoe-string budget, but World Peace and Other 4th-Grade Achievements, one of the subjects of the Hook's February 18 cover story, made a big splash in a sell-out...