As hundreds of opinions emerge regarding the recent legislation Arizona has enacted regarding immigration and cultural education, it is important that we step back and identify the institutional damage the state of Arizona has done to the lawmaking process it claims to hold in such high regard. Amidst the discussion...

Marcus Aurelius is quoted as saying, "give no more than is due, for its excesses turn generosity into pain." On the night of President Obama's receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, I am compelled to contemplate the politics of receiving recognition for one's accomplishments. A gift is often an act of...

It has been a year since we have been aware of the severe financial downturn that has crippled the global economy. Since then, banking systems, financial networks, and nations have teetered on the point of insolvency. We have reached a period of uncertainty that rivals any in the history of...