This weekend, I broke the cardinal rule of being an American youth. I disregarded the warnings I’d heard all my life and the lectures by parents, teachers and law enforcement officials.
I talked...
These days, it’s often hard to tell if American students are lazy or just plain stupid.
A study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development argues that we are lagging behind most...
Zero to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds doesn’t sound possible for an electric car, but maybe you haven’t heard of the Tesla Roadster.
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk is the man behind the new electric cars,...
In recent years, the trend of resurrecting the clothing our parents wore in their youth has grown. More people are being drawn to the world of secondhand clothing and there are many great reasons to be.
LSU’s...
Far too often, I hear students talk about how they just do not care about LSU, or how our beloved campus was no more than their safety school. What I more frequently hear is the chatter of those who claim...
The government shutdown has shed light upon our need to return to constitutional, limited government.
But during these times of political chaos, we may start to wonder if it would be such a bad thing if...
Being raised in the South, I can’t count the number of times I’ve had a male hold open a door for me, offer to help me carry something or offer me his seat.
Having experienced this for my whole...
The first thing going through your mind when you read the news these days is probably not how state governments are functioning. It’s so irresistible to watch the antics in Washington that almost...
Someone murdered two Indian graduate students six years ago, and the Baton Rouge court’s inability to run a trial on the culprit between then and now points to a basic failure of the judicial system.
Major...
Last Wednesday, the federal government raided and shut down the online marketplace Silk Road and arrested its alleged founder Ross Ulbricht.
This would have been a big story, if it weren’t for the...
In Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight,” Bruce Wayne creates a cell phone-based sonar system he uses to pinpoint the Joker’s location within a building. The National Security Agency...
Tumblr and Pinterest are blowing the hell up with candy corn cookie recipes, leaf wreath instructions and close-up photographs of cable-knit socks, but I can’t find a can of pumpkin in any of Amsterdam’s...
