Forcing Diversity: Just Say No
President Obama is catching a lot of flack for his second term appointments and cabinet selections – they’re not diverse enough. Women’s groups are among those lambasting the president, disappointed in...
View ArticleRestricted Reporting for Sexual Assault in the Military
I know we talk a lot about rape culture and how it’s prevalent in our society, but there’s one aspect of rape culture that needs more discussion: the military. The military justice system is broken....
View ArticleOf Course Girls Should Have Access to Plan B — Why Are We Still Talking About...
Let me give you a quick run-down of this whole Plan B deal before I go into my diatribe. In case you didn’t know: In 2011, the FDA was ready to allow all girls to purchase Plan B, but Kathleen Sibelius...
View ArticleBiggest Bitcoin Account Frozen By The United States Government
Want more government in your pocket? Wednesday, the US federal government froze the largest Bitcoin exchange. The Department of Homeland Security seized an intermediary account which tied Dwolla to Mt....
View ArticleObama Administration, You’d Make a Better Door Than Window
Mr. Obama reminds me of my elementary school self – the self that could never remember the difference between transparent and opaque (seriously though, can someone come up with a mnemonic device for...
View ArticleThe Common Core Initiative Sacrifices States’ Rights to Get Substandard...
Meet the No Child Left Behind Act’s evil younger sibling, the Common Core State Standard Initiative. Supporters of Common Core promise it to be the education reform this country has been waiting for;...
View ArticleI Blame Rachel Maddow for Suburban Sprawl
Whether it’s looking longingly at the Hoover Dam or describing infrastructure as “sexy,” (I feel sorry for her partner) the host of MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow show, whose ratings are on the decline, has...
View ArticlePoliticians Try to Move Crime Detection “Forward,” but the Real Solution is...
The Politician’s Syllogism is one of the most seductive wrong turns those in power can take in the wake of an act of terror. Initially praised for his unwillingness to be drawn into the usual epidemic...
View ArticleCombine Career and Family? For College and Graduate Students Both Options Are...
52 years ago, Dr. William A. Doebele of Harvard University wrote to one Phyllis Richman. Doebele asked Richman, quite plainly, how she planned on combining her marriage with a demanding career in city...
View ArticleAbolish, Or At Least Lower, The Minimum Legal Drinking Age
Yesterday was my 21st birthday. Two days ago, I could not watch the Stanley Cup finals and drink a cold beer at a bar, but now, miraculously, I can! Yet, since I turned 18, I have been able to buy...
View ArticlePublic Health Campaigns: Saviors or Shams?
My friends will be the first to tell you that I’m not the healthiest person. One of my favorite things in life is going out to eat (especially if it’s Taco Bell). I am also one of the pickiest people...
View ArticlePro-lifers, You Don’t Have to be Dishonest to Win the Argument
The debate between pro-lifers and pro-choicers is more than heated. The issue is no stranger to exploitative rhetoric, exaggerations, and cherry-picking on both sides. But sometimes one side goes too...
View ArticleIf Obama Delays Part of Obamacare, Are We Winning or Losing?
President Obama is at it again, making up his own rules as he goes. The president is currently trying to delay the enforcement of the employer health mandate, a key part of “Obamacare.” The mandate was...
View Article“You Can’t Freeze a Person:” Personhood Amendments and IVF
Abortion abortion abortion abortion. There, I got that out of the way. Now to talk about how “Personhood” state constitutional amendments need to be a bigger deal because of their unforeseen...
View ArticleYasiin Bey Reminds Us That Obama Needs to Close Down Guantanamo
In 2008, President Obama promised the nation that he would close Guantanamo Bay. He has said this repeatedly. Yet it is now 2013 and that promise has not been kept. Guantanamo Bay is still open. To...
View ArticleAs Public Opinion Shifts, Total Marijuana Decriminalization Is Inevitable
Once a subject of ridicule, not unlike the legalization of gay marriage, marijuana decriminalization is evolving to a policy position that is taken seriously by lawmakers at all levels of government....
View ArticleWal-Martnomics is a Distraction from the Real Problem of What to do with...
Wednesday of last week, the DC city council approved a bill that would require certain large retailers to pay employees a “living wage” of $12.50 an hour, which is 50% higher than the city’s minimum...
View ArticleThe Time Has Come to Abolish Criminal Law
The legal system in America is redundant. There are two systems of law that do the same thing in different ways: criminal and tort. With tort law, one citizen brings a suit against another. With...
View ArticlePresident Obama’s Interview on Jay Leno was Infuriating
On Tuesday night, President Obama sat down with Jay Leno on The Tonight Show. Leno asked the President questions concerning Benghazi, his birthday, the recent closures of embassies, global warming, and...
View ArticleMother Jones should really read Mother Jones
Oh, Mother Jones. Sometimes you really get it: The drug war has never been about facts—about, dare we say, soberly weighing which policies might alleviate suffering, save taxpayers money, rob the...
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