I was going to name this article "Disaster, Part One" but on careful, that is, embarrassed consideration, I decided that I should rename. After all, there’s nothing like disaster to make us humans feel humble,... Read More

The 2012 presidential election showed just how important the woman’s vote is in American politics, as President Obama was largely re-elected thanks to their support. This has allowed progressive lawmakers in DC to bring serious... Read More

American politicos and the national news media have spoken for months now about the need to address the country’s growing immigration problem and finally deal with people who have entered the country illegally. Many conservatives... Read More

My father, a volunteer police officer, kept a .44 Magnum under lock and key in the drawer beside his bed. This is the gun made famous by Clint Eastwood in the Dirty Harry films, along... Read More

This past January Aaron Swartz, a brilliant young computer programmer and activist, committed suicide after apparently being harassed for over a year by federal prosecutors. Swartz, the twenty-six-year-old who helped develop the social news site... Read More

Until I met a young woman from Kabul, Afghanistan, named Tabasum, I’d nearly given up on finding my cause. My only child, Lili, had just left for college, and I felt at a loss with... Read More

This Valentine’s Day, most Americans will be out at a fancy dinner with their significant other, or at home gorging themselves on chocolate and other comfort foods. Unfortunately, some Americans might instead find themselves receiving... Read More