Without a doubt, recent debates about legislation aiming to completely defund Planned Parenthood of its government aid have been polarizing. Not that this is any surprise. As per usual, Planned Parenthood...

Yes, you read correctly. A government shutdown is not only possible within the next week, but every day that the Republican-filled House of Representatives and Democratic majority in the Senate fail to...

"I’ve heard there was a secret chord that David played, and it pleased the Lord. But you don’t really care for music, do you? It goes like this: The fourth, the fifth, the minor fall, the major lift, the...

With every major news headline having to do with missiles going off in Libya, NATO taking military initiative in Libya and the United States helping Libya, it might be easy to assume that we are nearly...

It is 1 a.m., and I will not be sleeping tonight. I’m writing this on the overnight train from Belgrade, Serbia to Bucharest, Romania. There’s no bed, no heat and no electricity. It’s very cold,...

With the United States, being the leader in oil consumption at 20 million barrels per day, there needs to be more onshore drilling in case of emergencies to prevent economic scares. According to an article...

Tell me if this sounds familiar. The United States, with the United Nations, calls for involvement in a country with a ruthless dictator who is known for sponsoring terrorist attacks, oppressing his own...

Last fall, I got a BlackBerry. I had gone for years without a smartphone, instead choosing phones based on criteria like “sturdy” and “cheap.” I could make the owners of smartphones envious with...

Where the sidewalk ends. Where the sidewalk ends? Where the sidewalk ends! No, no, no, I knew of no such place. This could not be the case. There was always something, something to count, an infinite,...

As some of you may have figured out by now: I'm not a big fan of excessive government spending. I think the private sector does a better job than the government in most situations. I hope someday we can...

There has always existed the question as to whether we are alone in the universe. To this day we aren't sure if life exists outside of our isolated little biosphere, but valiant attempts have always been...

National Public Radio Chief Executive Vivian Schiller resigned early last week, after fundraising director Ron Schiller (no relation to Vivian Schiller) was caught on a hidden camera bashing both the Republican...