Throughout the course of civilization, there have been certain constants. Recurrent forms of governments, markets and violence are a few basic examples, but I’d like to address one consistency that glares...

Barack Obama, for all the talk of his stunning 2008 victory, won only [43 percent of white voters](http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/exit-polls.html) in 2008. His was a victory enabled...

Barack Obama, for all the talk of his stunning 2008 victory, won only [43 percent of white voters](http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/exit-polls.html) in 2008. His was a victory enabled...

My dad has no family history of skin cancer. He applies sunscreen when he goes out, and he doesn’t have pale skin. Against all assumptions, after the dermatologist completed a routine body check one...

One of the charges made by both parties in this election cycle is that the other party is engaging in a “war on women.” Democrats argue that Republicans are waging a war on women by attempting to...

It’s a man’s world; isn’t that how the song goes? But looking at the London Olympics, there seemed to be far more significant breakthroughs in regard to women than men. Sure, Michael Phelps made...

If you are attending MU and still questioning what in the world SEC stands for, it’s time to admit you have spent your past semester living under a rock. Since Chancellor Brady Deaton’s November announcement...

Since announcing plans to phase out the University of Missouri Press in May, UM System President Tim Wolfe has faced backlash for his plan to dismantle the publishing sector of the UM System. Months after...

Smut. That's all I could think when reading Brooke Carter's article about oral sex. What benefits did your readers get out of reading that article? Was it a tasteful analysis of the Esquire article,...

Surprised. It’s the least I could call myself over the past few months, after watching paper after paper and article after article berate Gov. Jay Nixon over the higher education budget cuts. How did...

They say we are going to be the largest freshman class yet — that full-grown, mature Tigers can expect more babies to be roaming the quad — more “fresh meat” with which to toy. And while MU certainly...

When asked about his stance on abortion when the pregnancy is the result of rape, Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., a state representative running for a state senate spot, dropped this line Sunday: “First of all,...