This Is My Rifle

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  This Is My Rifle: Is Hip-Hop Dying, Aging or Evolving?

  Posted by Jason James on 05/15/13 |
  Filed under Opinion, This Is My Rifle

  I can still vividly remember falling in love with Hip-Hop culture. I don't know exactly which song or album it was that completely hooked me in, but I know that the early 90's was an exciting period for musical discovery.See more...

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  This Is My Rifle: Finding the Path to Permanent Happiness

  Posted by Jason James on 05/01/13 |
  Filed under Opinion, This Is My Rifle

  You will collapse, you will bleed and it will be painful. But someday, through it all, you will bypass the temporary for something a little more meaningful. At least, that’s what I like to tell myself.See more...

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  This Is My Rifle: Bombs Over Boston, Finding Solidarity in Tragedy

  Posted by Jason James on 04/17/13 |
  Filed under Opinion, This Is My Rifle

  When tragedies like this occur, it's always hard to find a way to approach them. Even as I'm writing this I'm constantly pausing and reviewing my words to make sure my perspective is sharp and clearSee more...

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  This Is My Rifle: A Letter to Atheism Pt. 2 - God Is Science

  Posted by Jason James on 04/10/13 |
  Filed under Opinion, This Is My Rifle

  The issue I take with atheism has to do with your inability to separate god from religion. The term atheism itself is defined as "the theory or belief that god does not exist", however the majority of atheists would be better classified as antitheists.See more...

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  This Is My Rifle: A Letter to Atheism Pt. 1 - My Week as a Cult Member

  Posted by Jason James on 03/27/13 |
  Filed under Opinion, This Is My Rifle

  In the days prior, the children and adults had attended separate services. I now suppose this was because the tactics used to brainwash us all into this cult of God-zombies differentiated depending on age.See more...

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  This Is My Rifle: The Rise of Bitcoin

  Posted by Jason James on 03/20/13 |
  Filed under Opinion, This Is My Rifle

  A few weeks ago I received my monthly bank statement and was floored by the amount of money I was losing due to various banking and transaction fees incurred by my accounts.See more...

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  This Is My Rifle: Now With Revolutionary Kidnapping Visuals!

  Posted by Jason James on 03/06/13 |
  Filed under Videos, Opinion, This Is My Rifle

  I'll always remember the collective, "You're f**king kidding me, right?" expression on the faces of my creative partners as I explained my idea for the video. An air of anxiety swept through the room.See more...

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  This Is My Rifle: Dorner, Russian Meteors & Living Life Outside The Numbers

  Posted by Jason James on 02/20/13 |
  Filed under Opinion, This Is My Rifle

  A lot has been said about the choices Dorner made during the past 3 weeks. But whether we view him as a hero or villain, we have to examine this story and see him for what he truly was - a human being.See more...

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  This Is My Rifle: A Day In the Life of a Dream

  Posted by Jason James on 01/30/13 |
  Filed under Opinion, This Is My Rifle

  Tupac Shakur walks over to me and begins a conversation. He invites me to join his show, which is on the other side of the arena. As we walk I tell him how much of a fan of his that I was growing up and how his songs were some of the only music I could relate to.See more...

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  This Is My Rifle: Kids, Guns & Prozac (The New Rock N’ Roll)

  Posted by Jason James on 01/16/13 |
  Filed under Opinion, This Is My Rifle

  Lately it seems like society as we know it is unraveling at a more rapid pace than usual. Whether it be a school, a movie theater or a shopping mall, it appears that human beings just can't go anywhere without some nutjob showing up with a semi-automatic rifle.See more...