Happiness has been recognized as a valuable, if not essential, component of human nature for many years. But what is it, exactly? This question has inspired religion, philosophy, art, music and more. In...

Listening to the news without hearing about at least one domestic abuse incident seems close to impossible lately. NFL athlete Ray Rice started the onslaught of recent stories with the emergence of a video...

In today’s economy, many Americans are finding it difficult to justify pursuing a traditional four-year degree after high school. Constantly rising tuition and other college costs, combined with...

Whether one is a creationist or an evolutionist, both sides agree that things get better over time, at least when it comes to people and how they do things. All it really takes is some simple observation...

What do the first draft of the Declaration of Independence and Canadian supercapacitors have in common? Hemp. Dr. David Mitlin recently led a research team at the University of Alberta that converted cannabis...

A cursory stroll along Reddit lane is but a small reminder of our social obsession when it comes to canines — the wrinkled face of a pug and the goofy, lopsided grin of a golden retriever can summon...

The Department of Defense needs an intervention, because it has a serious addiction problem. On an average day, the department requires an injection of roughly 14 million gallons of oil to satisfy its...

Last Thursday, supporters of traditional marriage gathered at a rally in the Utah State Capitol in advance of the U.S. Supreme Court’s slated review of whether to take on any of five separate states’...

“Plastic surgery” is a seemingly harmless phrase that has the power to generate negative images almost instantaneously. These two words take us to a Real Housewives of Beverly Hills TV set,...

Today, animal rights activists run rampant and are growing in number and influence by the year. Many organizations and philosophers advocate for the protection of the rights of animals in the sense that...