A government can commit few injustices worse than wrongful imprisonment. To render void a person’s liberty, place them in a cell (or execution chamber) and keep them from their rightful autonomy under...

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...

As a student graduating with honors this May, I am extremely disappointed that the ceremony has been moved from Francis Quadrangle to Mizzou Arena. I know many of my fellow students and I have worked hard...

Thumbs down to the Department of IT and Mizzou Wireless, which left most students, faculty and staff with little to no wireless Internet access on campus Wednesday and Thursday. While we appreciate DoIT’s...

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...

School is where everything starts. Innovation, creativity, progress — these things cannot happen without a strong and broad education, one that offers challenges and opportunities. Whether you want to...

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...