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The Muslim Brotherhood is not a threat

The Muslim Brotherhood is a nonviolent organization that represents a true path to democratization for the Middle East. The American public at large seems to forget this. Read More

Israel and Iran: A call for new priorities

Iran has become the chief threat to the national security of not simply Israel but also the United States. Read More

U.S. v. Singapore: rights have a reason

The legal and judicial system of the United States is based on a conception of rights that emphasizes innocence and justice to all parties, rather than retribution. Read More

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. Read More

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. Read More

Trying a handgun ban

Would a national ban of handguns Read More

U.S. diplomacy fraught with corporate influence

The Egyptian protests came as a great surprise to many Americans, not because anti-authoritarian protests are rare, but because the U.S. is one of the main backers of the 30-year-old Mubarak regime. How did the U.S. begin supporting a ruthless dictatorship and why has this been ignored for so long, in the mainstream media, even […]

Are U.S. laws too soft?

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

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 to protest the ruling in this year’s March for Life, an annual rally that winds past the Capitol and ends in front of the Supreme Court. It is ironic to demonstrate outside our nation’s highest […]

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 past weeks I have found myself struggling with feelings of shock, confusion and grief for the students and everyone involved in this recent tragedy? My only answer is that while neither Bordeaux, Venable nor I […]