As Iraq continues to struggle in civil war between the hard-line terrorist group of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, with opther Sunni allies, and the Nuri al-Maliki government based in Baghdad, the...

Compared with the government’s absolute disregard for our cherished freedoms we’ve grown accustomed to hearing about since the Edward Snowden leaks, recent news about civil liberties regarding...

I try to keep up with things, whatever “things” might mean. But I do try to keep up — well, except for pop culture. There’s a reason pop culture is called pop culture — something...

Unless we plan on sending enough mail — millions of extra letters and packages — to help keep the U.S. Postal Service afloat, we may soon experience the limitations of mail delivery, such as occurring...

One of the more annoying memes that the American political class holds on to is the idea that Americans are essentially ultra-conservative Randians hell-bent on bringing the modern American welfare state...

Today marks the 64th anniversary of American troops being ordered into Korea to counter the North Korean sneak attack of South Korea that would eventually culminate into the Korean War — a war that is...

The discussion over minimum wage — in all its complexity — has grown more prominent in the United States, and as the dollar continues to lose its power and President Barack Obama continues to rally...

Chlorogenic acid — you may not have heard of it. The acid, which has recently made headlines on ABC and CNN, can be found in the famous green coffee bean, a health food growing in popularity. The superstar...

Ever since Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Lean In, came out, everyone’s been raving about how women need to stand up for their rights and negotiate at work, etc., etc. I totally agree with all of...

The U.S. seems to be nearing the end of the mildly conflict-free and uneventful period between its withdrawal from Iraq and its inevitable return, a phase lasting — depending on when and how upcoming...

As a proud Chicago jingoist — an ingenious term coined and applied to me by one of my high-school friends — I think it’s a general rule that the better a non-Chicago town, the more tried and...

This past weekend, while touring a solar array in Davenport, Sen. Rob Hogg, D-Cedar Rapids, noted that tax credits passed by the Iowa Legislature resulted in increased economic activity for the state,...