When I walked out of the Hampton Inn on Tuesday, I felt a small sense of empowerment. I had just voted in my first presidential election. As I clutched my long-sought-after “I voted” sticker, I thought...

“This is my last election. After my election, I have more flexibility.” These were President Obama’s words to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in March. By voting to re-elect President Obama on...

“Tax” is a pretty dirty word — especially when it is preceded by its dirty partner in crime, “sin.” Being the fiscally conservative, government-fearing and arguably delusional Libertarian that...

It began in March 2011, and it is finally coming to an end. The 2012 presidential election has been a crazy ride. This election had children’s fare like Etch A Sketches, Battleship and Big Bird. It...

Barack Obama defeated Mitt Romney to retain the presidency of the United States. Of course, you know this. Everyone knows this. But I want to dwell on it, because although the election in 2008 was in...

By the time you read this, tens of millions of Americans will already have cast their ballots. Tens of millions of Americans will be standing in line outside churches, schools and community centers. Millions...

Just four minutes into a recent Columbia City Council meeting, an agreement was announced between American Airlines and Columbia Regional Airport. On Oct. 22, City Council gave its final approval to the...

With the changing of the times, the dwindling of our planet’s natural resources and the abhorrent display of human improvidence during the last half-century in our quest for cheap energy comes a funky...

Browsing through the news this week, all I saw were the same stories that have graced the headlines for the past couple of weeks. And that’s understandable. With the final stretch before Election Day...

We have become accustomed to filling in tiny, numbered bubbles. From various applications to Scantron sheets, we have perfected the task of filling in the circle next to the best-fit answer. Fill in your...

“Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote … that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in human society for which he is accountable to God and his country.” Samuel...

What ingredient can be found in more than [50 percent of consumer goods](http://www.verite.org/Commodities/PalmOil) and is all at once innocuous-sounding, environmentally deleterious and increasing in...