In an evolution class last year, we collectively made Lamarck a recurring joke. Lamarck, the biologist preceding Darwin in the progression of evolutionary thought, theorized that animals evolve in correlation...

An article I read recently in The New Yorker criticized the Ammon Bundy-led militia standoff at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge for being behind the times. Bundy and a host of other Westerners made a...

I got into an argument this week over the proposal to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour. The person with whom I word-battled argued that, given a wage increase, employers would need to cut employment,...

“Happy Crimble, with love from us to you,” blazed The Beatles’ official website on Dec. 24. Then, for the first time in its 50+ year history as one of the most acclaimed and lauded bands in music,...

The climate is shifting in favor of tattoos. Once a hobby seemingly limited to sailors, jailbird uncles and other corners of society traditionally labeled “untouchable” by the ink-free classes, tattoos...

During my daily commute to the U, I had time enough to think, consider and reflect. I had just gotten back from California, where in San Bernardino on Dec. 2, another mass shooting ended the lives of another...

I have a secret fear that we’re losing our ability to think. I’m afraid our memories are deteriorating at rapid speed. For instance, filming a scripted video the other day, I could barely keep two...

It would be inappropriate, in this article, for me to invoke the “foundational tenets” of the United States. I can’t say with any certainty that this country is founded on the basis of freedom, equality...

There are two conceptions of Shia LaBeouf circulating the United States right now: failed nutty “artist” (albeit an entertaining one) and transitioning star-turned-artist with a serious message. I...