I want a permanent government “shutdown.” I want a radical change in system, reevaluating the fundamental priorities of our government and executing the needed changes. However, we as a nation cannot...

Her small head of frazzled hair popped over the seat behind us. The kind of hair attached the head of an old hag, the kind of hag whose storage area could be mistaken for a compost pile, and whose dead...

National Public Radio recently featured a story about a new possibility for United States intelligence gathering. It seems the CIA has finally uncovered the same technique (by now, almost age-old) used...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...