“It was the worst of times, it was the worst of times.” 

In 2011, a Gallup poll showed that 50% of Americans were in favor of legalizing marijuana.

This isn’t going to be one of those hippie articles is it?

Well, no. While I’m sure that a good percentage of those in favor of marijuana legalization want it legalized to simplify their own personal…

In March of 2010, the Affordable Care Act, aka “Obamacare, was signed into law. The package of reforms polarized politicians and constituents alike for a slew of different reasons. While many conservatives claim that the laws unlawfully extend the reach of the federal government, many liberals who initially pushed for reform were dissatisfied by the…

On Tuesday May 8th, the state of North Carolina got together and decided that same-sex couples best not be weddin’ in their state.

By passing the constitutional amendment by a margin of 61-39, they became the 30th state in the Union to legally define marriage as between a man and a woman.

This argument is a very tricky one to write impartially about. For most people, this…

Democracy is the greatest political system in the world, but sometimes we need to be reminded to use it responsibly. It is a system where every person gets the opportunity to cast a ballot to decide some of the most complex and multi-faceted issues in our society. And although the issues behind the ballots are complex and multi-faceted, the decisions we face in the voting…