President Barack Obama walked into a joint session of Congress last Tuesday filled with bipartisan applause and a myriad of handshakes from members of both parties. The seating chart was not divided into...

I woke up in my flat this morning and looked through the dormer above my head to see two seagulls circling around in Dublin’s glowing, gray-orange morning light. There are two strange things about that...

Anybody who is offended by sexually explicit language, please cover your ears now. Since I’ve already done a poor job of burying the lead (yes, this is about sex), I might as well be clear from the...

Cairo, Egypt has been the focus of all news headlines for the past few weeks. And for once, the dialogue of each party isn't in conflict. President Barack Obama's stance on Egypt to have a "peaceful transition"...

In this world ever plagued by whispers of conspiracy and oppressive government authoritarianism, US Senators have recently added new fuel to the fires of antagonism. Lately, a bill has begun to re-circulate...

President Barack Obama's recent State of the Union Address was a centrist manifesto that offered everyone something to hate. Liberals bemoaned his plot to gut the federal government. The Conservative...

It was August of 2001 when my dad asked me to visit the new school he had been assigned to. My summer break was still in session, so I decided to join him. Later that day we arrived in downtown St. Louis...

In response to Taeler De Haes's Column 'Repeal the Job-Killing Bill'. President Barack Obama's health care bill is certain to animate discussions on constitutionality and spending. Florida Federal Judge...

The time has come for now-former Missouri Students Association president Tim Noce to hit the dusty trail and for his legacy as the leader of our student government to be evaluated. As we do each year,...

We’ve all heard talk of this healthcare bill. In fact, it has been on the news, in print and talked about over lunch since 2008. Still, there is so much chaos and conspiracy that most of us don’t know...

In the summer of 2005, I stopped eating meat. A friend at the time sent me a link to some grainy video on a PETA website, clearly taken with a shaky camcorder by someone on the "inside." Grave background...