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Iran and Egypt will not be the same

The world seems to be worried that Egypt will go down the path Iran took in 1979. There are reasons to believe it won't.

Asian carp: a new threat to the Great Lakes

Asian carp have invaded America's rivers and will make their way into the Great Lakes. We can solve the problem — if we act fast.

Trying a handgun ban

Would a national ban of handguns

U.S. diplomacy fraught with corporate influence

[caption id="attachment_13381" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="President Barack Obama of the United States and President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt. Source: http://article.wn.com/"][/caption] The…

Are U.S. laws too soft?

Is the United States' legal system tilted to favor criminals at the expense of victims?

The case against Roe v. Wade, 38 years later

Last week marked the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Along with thousands of other demonstrators, we braved the cold…

Being in community: the aftermath of Jan. 15

I did not personally know Jeffrey Bordeaux, Jr. Nor do I know Daren Venable. So why is it that these…

The differences between Egypt and Tunisia

Photos of soldiers shaking hands with protestors and graffiti covered walls announcing unity are slowly leaking out of Egypt. The…

School vouchers would increase freedom

The state of America’s public schools is in dramatic decline; the fact that this generation will be less literate than…

Political polarization might be a good thing

In 1950, the American Political Science Association’s Committee on Political Parties wrote a report called “Toward a More Responsible Two-Party…