Who doesn't love a baby with seven toes and a tail? The question may seem silly, but a friend pointed out to me last week that you can legally marry your first cousin in nearly half the states in this...

Our nation is facing trying economic times, and with the failure of the congressional budget super committee to reach a compromise, those times may have just gotten worse. In general, Democrats think we...

It's only been a month. As voters, we are twiddling our thumbs to see if another ridiculous bill catered to limiting a woman's control of her body will pass through the House and Senate. With the help...

With the upcoming presidential election now less than a year away and primary season around the corner, you'll no doubt start hearing the pleas of several candidates who "need" your vote. And you'll just...

I've always conceded that laughter is the best medicine. By taking happenstance in stride, I usually place myself in a proverbial lawn chair to musingly observe my neighbors. Life is too short and brutal...

There are very few people who would argue America is a huge fan of communism. After half a century of political tension and some propaganda, it isn't too surprising. Communists were, after all, the source...

For the sixth time this semester, I had the pleasure to see the University's most vibrant student musicians perform at the Union Theater, and for the sixth time, their excellent performance was accompanied...

He is quite arguably the scariest man on Earth. Vladimir Putin, the prime minister and soon-to-be president of Russia (again), was awarded this year's Confucius Peace Prize by a Chinese committee. For...

Three years ago, I hit legal drinking age. Being posted in Poland, this was one thing that I, and many other young Americans who live there, had to look forward to. Being able to legally get a drink with...

At the height of one of the biggest gaming seasons in recent times, people are showing their enthusiasm in a variety of ways. Some chose to stay up a full 24 hours playing Bethesda's newly released RPG...

I'm tired of driving through the construction on I-10. Sure, I enjoyed feeling like Luke Skywalker darting through the trenches on the Death Star for a while, but years of driving down the interstate inches...

Surprise, surprise. Iran actually has been working on developing nuclear weapons, according to recent reports following U.N. inspections in Iran. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported...