While browsing through Facebook, at least once a week I see a political cartoon on my newsfeed that goes like this: "Congress cut funding to (senior citizens/veterans/the poor/etc.), and they believe they...

Congress has the power to set their wages, which are derived from the taxpayer’s money. These individuals have the power to determine how much they make, spend, etc. Although many of these congressman...

Pope Francis, in a historic address before a joint meeting of Congress last Thursday, cited the Golden Rule in order to remind us of our "responsibility to protect and defend human life at every stage...

As Americans, we often view the abstract idea of our republic with pride. The representatives that the people send to Washington are there to advance the interests of the common citizen all within...

On Monday, Jeb Bush announced he would seek the Grand Old Party nomination for the 2016 election. His announcement brings the list of candidates vying for the GOP nomination to almost a dozen. With Clinton,...

A few days before the 1936 election, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt spoke to a crowd at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In his speech, he pledged his commitment to the New Deal and its programs...

It’s big news: Taylor Swift is now being used as a pawn in the game of polarized politics. Late Friday afternoon, Speaker of the House John Boehner tweeted, “Dear Mr. President, there is no #BlankSpace...

So I recently had a strange moment. No, I didn’t start watching Duck Dynasty or listening to Lana Del Rey. Are those even both things still? My strange moment was that I agreed with George Will on something...

The United States was not founded as an equal nation. Spoiler alert: our land was not perfect at its founding despite the best efforts of historical revisionists who try to paint infant America and its...

Despite the conspiracy theories put forth by many who hate President Obama, the immigrant children that are arriving in record numbers to the United States border are not doing it at the administration’s...