Between World War I and II, hundreds of thousands of middle and lower class German civilians died of starvation. Adolf Hitler was rabidly seeking world power by dispatching military invasions and occupations...

What’s an unexpectedly controversial word? “Nerd.” Once upon a time, it was a clear-cut insult. Yet in recent years, it has become an endearing and complimentary term. It’s a desirable label —...

I want to start by offering a disclaimer: I think Paul Walker’s death was a tragedy. OK, now I hopefully won’t have fans of “The Fast and the Furious” knocking down my door. With that being said,...

This year, Christmas came early for me in the form of a brilliant idea that will have people either cursing my name or singing my praises. No longer will I spend the month of December racing like a rat...

In the summer of 1985, I had the pleasure of befriending a Persian family from Iran who had fled to the United States in 1982, during the Iraqi invasion of Iran. They told me then as they tell me now that...

There is a debate raging across the country surrounding cannabis. While there are many facets to this debate, one area seems to dominate the discussion. You can smoke this plant, which has mild hallucinogenic...

We have all seen the video and chuckled at the memes, but quite frankly, I’m sick of hearing about Miley Cyrus’ VMA performance, especially with real issues going on in the world. However, valuable...

The nation of Saudi Arabia has been a strong regional ally of the United States in the Middle East since American involvement in the war on terror expanded in the early 2000s. Even as the U.S. has embarked...

It’s the 21st century, and because of recent advancements in biotechnology, we are able to know more about our health than ever before. One new development is personal genomics kits, which look at SNPs...

I recently had the opportunity to attend the Salt Lake City Time Out for Women. The Maverik Center hosted the two-day conference where 8,000 women were in attendance. One of the presenters at this conference...