More than 100,000 different species of insects, 600 species of birds and 150 species of amphibians reside in this place. Several uncontacted indigenous peoples also dwell among these trees. Unfortunately...

As LGBTQ discourse sweeps across public forums through the combined efforts of activists and policymakers, the recent overwhelming surge for gay rights is accompanied by the sound of “Hey, I just met...

Whenever the budget is brought up in a congressional session or in the news, it always becomes an issue of which party wants what. Take the “fiscal cliff” debate that occurred throughout most of December....

As a college student, my only real obligation right now is to myself. My days consist of education, working, going out, planning for the future, and it is all for me, me and me. But despite my life being...

Political posturing is defined as taking a position on an issue strictly because it is politically advantageous to do so — for example, being against something solely because the other side is in favor...

North Korea might be in the process of creating ballistic and nuclear warheads, but the U.S. has its own secret weapon: the National Basketball Association. Dennis Rodman, the retired American Hall of...

Jon Huntsman became somewhat of a folk hero for scientifically-minded conservatives and moderates during the Republican primaries. His open defenses of evidence-based science education and environmental...

In 2011, President Barack Obama signed the Budget Control Act. This act would postpone any across-the-board budget cuts, or “sequesters,” until March 1, 2013. This gave Congress members two more years...

There are a lot of great qualities about me. I am kind, gorgeous, talented, hilarious and incredibly humble. But if there is one thing about me that is not quite ideal, it is that I tend to be known as...

Money and politics. These two institutions have been intertwined for years, to the benefit of the richest citizens among us, leaving countless numbers of citizens feeling disenfranchised and forgotten. But...

“We are at a crossroads,” former Gov. Jon Huntsman (R-Utah) said in [an article he wrote](http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/marriage-equality-is-a-conservative-cause485/) for “The American...

Whenever our society looks to create political change, the first thought that usually comes to mind is to protest the issue. But is this always the most effective way to go about creating change? Think...