Young-adult fiction has always sought to capitalize on popular fads, from fantastical worlds to vampires and zombies and, now, dystopian fiction. Dystopian literature historically has provided a medium...

Now is not the time for shortcuts in the educational system. So long as we invest in the future, we invest in what this nation stands for: liberty, opportunity, and equality. The less you invest, the less...

It seems everyone has heard about the ALS Ice-Bucket Challenge. The challenge dares people who have been nominated to pour ice-cold water over their heads within a 24-hour period or donate to the ALS cause....

Aug. 26 has been designated by President Obama as Women’s Equality Day in honor of the date on which the 19th Amendment was certified. The amendment guaranteed all women the right to vote, which...

In the wake of yet another anecdote in America’s poisonous history of race relations unfolding in Ferguson, Missouri, one of the central tenets of modern American liberalism has been floated as possible...

From the LA riots of 1992 after the Rodney King verdict to the Ferguson, Missouri, protests after the slaying of Michael Brown, the American public has repeatedly demanded police accountability. Recently,...

So you all came back, which is good, because we were getting lonely. Not forlorn, you understand, because that would be rather pitiful. Lame, even, to use a word that is so much in vogue. (No, not the...

If you are a woman living in a college town, or any city for that matter, chances are that you’ve been catcalled before. Some prefer the term street harassment. Whichever way you slice it, the attention...

Every public-relations firm knows that it is the immediate response after a tragedy that determines public perception. A great example of this occurred during one of America’s greatest tragedies:...

With the start of a new school year comes the renewed start of a storied debate: how to handle education standards for the nation’s public schools. These standards, called the Common Core, aim...

Eric Garner, Ezell Ford, John Crawford, Michael Brown. What do these names have in common? Young, black, male, unarmed, and recently dead at the hands of police brutality. Still, there are so many more...

There is always a select group of topics that, when brought up, will more than likely cause a debate. The topic of abortion has always been one of the most heated of subjects, with finely drawn lines...