Musician Kanye West is more than his music. West is a cultural icon. He is the single most responsible person for taking the rap genre from exclusively “gangsta rap” to the more authentic,...
The transition to adulthood is exciting. But for males, adulthood comes at a price. A draft may require you young men to go to war in the future. Girls, don’t worry about it.
Excluding women from...
In celebration of President Lincoln’s 207th birthday, it’s worthwhile to critically examine his presidency and policies relating to the Civil War. Examining these is a crucial component to...
U.S. citizens are more polarized than ever, and this makes for increased resistance to compromise. Studies from The American National Election Studies and the Pew Research Center found that all political...
From the moment we were stolen from our homeland to this very day in 2016, African-Americans have been brainwashed to believe that black is ugly. In a society where blackness is counted against you, self-love...
Our nation of immigrants is still plagued by a broken immigration system. Every day thousands are caught by Border Patrol and put in logjammed, unsanitary detention centers. They will remain there until...
Many people who eat a plant based diet are familiar with “defensive omnivore syndrome,” -- reaction that many people who eat meat give to vegans and vegetarians. After being asked questions...
Whenever someone thinks of fraternity life on a college campus, hazing and fraternity culture go hand in hand. Hazing is a longstanding problem which universities around the nation have worked to solve,...
The 2016 presidential race is one of the most dramatic in recent history. With Justice Antonin Scalia’s sudden death on Saturday, an already crazy race took yet another chaotic turn. Americans must...
Bilingual education gives kids more than just the ability to speak two languages. Despite this, bilingual education programs are not being implemented as numerously or as rapidly as they should be due...
Chances are you hadn’t heard of Zika a year ago. The virus that the World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared an international public health emergency has been around for more than 60 years,...
Eight years ago, in the midst of the 2008 Democratic presidential primary, I was too young to vote. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, along with a plethora of other contenders, fought for the nomination....
