When I ask people about the 2012 Presidential Election and which candidate they favor, I usually get the response “I don’t like either of ‘em,’ followed by “I may not vote.” I understand the...

Four years ago, the American economy changed forever. During the Great Recession, Americans lost more than just jobs and wages; we lost defining elements of our economy and infrastructure. More importantly,...

According to virtually every polling metric, the American people have made it emphatically clear what issue is most important to them in the 2012 election: the economy. The Great Recession officially...

Around this time last year, my grandmother went into remission for breast cancer and I couldn’t have been happier. I can remember talking to my dad on the phone before class that day and feeling so relieved...

Waiting in line for coffee is a student ritual. No matter how many people are in front of you, caffeine is more important than worrying about lost time. And this has become such an integrated part of...

Mitt Romney’s plan for the United States’ economy represents an attempt at reversing the standard that has been set by the Obama administration. Whereas President Obama sought to strengthen the economy...

In 2004, Republicans engineered gay marriage initiatives in several states to encourage conservative turnout at the polls on the day of the presidential election. George W. Bush, in a tight race to win...

Social issues are highly divisive factors in the upcoming election. While their impact is felt often among pockets of voters, as opposed to broader issues that affect every constituent, social issues carry...

America is a nation of immigrants. But with 11.5 million illegal immigrants in the United States, the issue of illegal immigration is no longer just a social problem; it jeopardizes our national and economic...

President Obama has been vocal in his plans to set up a bipartisan path to citizenship, enabling those immigrants who have become productive members of society to become legal citizens. One of Obama’s...

The world of writing has changed greatly since Winston Groom wrote his novel “Forrest Gump” in 1986 and it found its way to the number one spot on The New York Times best-seller list. In a quick interview...

While President Obama favors an after-the-fact approach to fixing our current immigration problems with legislation such as the DREAM Act, Mitt Romney has taken a stance that aims to actively reduce the...