Picture this: southern California is consumed by smog, yet the sun manages to shine through the dingy atmosphere. The breeze is pleasant and gas is $5 a gallon, so you decide to get some exercise while...

"The New Atheists" is a term applied to a collection of contemporary writers, polemicists, scientists and intellectuals who cite the 9/11 terrorist attacks as the catalyst for their fervent public criticism...

Vermont is attempting to shed some pounds by proposing Resolution JRH13 - a piece of legislation that would not allow users of food stamps to purchase junk food. For those who think Resolution JRH13 infringes...

Rep. Oliver Olsen of Vermont recently proposed that the government should dictate what is allowed in a food stamp-approved purchase. His main goal is to prohibit the exchange of food stamps for candy or...

In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a new convert to Presbyterianism at the time, supported, under heavy influence from prominent Christian figures like Billy Graham and George MacPherson Docherty,...

Mexico signed a treaty for tolerance and respect of sexual orientation but doesn't fulfill it. For example, professor Agustin H. Estrada now suffers from the social silence surrounding him, which hurts...

Hundreds of City College students walked out of their classes on March 31, again. The students marched around campus and part of downtown protesting budget cuts to education, again. Another semester,...

On March 2, with the NCAA tournament fast approaching, Brigham Young University suspended basketball player Brandon Davies for violating the school's honor code. In its first game without Davies in the...

My friend works at a San Diego branch of one of America's largest corporations. The company's annual revenues are in the billions of dollars. In 2010, Fortune listed my friend's employer as "one of the...