For many people, the New Year serves as an excuse to overeat and make resolutions that last anywhere from a couple of days to a couple of weeks, depending on your levels of willpower. Here are a couple...
Brandon Stanton developed “Humans of New York” in 2010. This photo journal began as a way to document the many people he met while living in New York City. The basis quickly transformed from a casual...
The takeover of the Federal building at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon is a perfect representation of how we have failed as a society. The situation exudes white privilege, hypocrisy and...
Millennials are those lucky individuals who were born between 1982-2004, as reported by The Washington Post. We’re known for having smartphones glued to our hands and not having our lives figured out....
Journalists are supposed to be objective, concentrating on the facts of a story and eliminating personal biases. But the contrasting coverage of the San Bernardino and Planned Parenthood shootings offer...
Crowdfunding has really taken off in the past few years. Websites like Kickstarter, GoFundMe and Indiegogo have had a lot of success in helping to fund small development teams. But what's really amazing...
My intermediate microeconomics class this week brought up the topic of happiness, which is often expressed in economics terms as “utility.” We discussed whether American people today are happier than...
'Tis the season to get outraged. Or that’s what it seems like, anyway. Each year the Christmas/holiday season (take your pick) seems to be more and more absorbed in this stupid debate about a “War...
There is no such thing as meaningless charity, right? Whether or not those giving away their wealth do it for the right reasons, the most important thing to consider is who the funds will positively affect....
The objectives of the Paris Climate Summit are far from simple. The governments of more than 190 nations have come together in Paris to attempt to work out a new global agreement addressing climate change....
