The Republican nominee for vice president, Paul Ryan, was recently asked if "the mainstream media is carrying weight for Barack Obama." The congressman answered that it "goes without saying that there is definitely media bias... I'm a conservative... I'm used to media bias... I've long believed, long felt that there...

There is a widely held theory that former Vice President Al Gore lost his bid for the presidency in 2000 because of his insatiable, career-long desire to curb the effects of global warming by first and foremost informing the public on the world's climate crisis. At the time, there was...

Thanks very much in part to a cultural surge in the use of prescription pain and anxiety drugs that are potent, highly addictive, and wildly dangerous when combined with other drugs or alcohol, drug-related deaths now outnumber traffic fatalities in the United States. However, marijuana did not kill...

Five major polls in recent days definitively show Republican Presidential candidate Rick Santorum as the new front-runner for his party's nomination. Much of Santorum's ascension has been credited to his unwavering conservative beliefs -- among the GOP field, he is undoubtedly the strongest contrast to President Obama. A...

With Huntsman's first real surge in the polls following a pretty stellar debate performance on Saturday I, a liberal Democrat, plead to the Republican voters (as a last ditch effort) to make Jon Huntsman your nominee. A nomination that would be a win for both of our sides.

L.A. nightlife is nothing if not fickle. A new venue is lucky to have a shelf life of six months to a year as a desired destination. Palihouse, located in the heart of West Hollywood (the new Hollywood), opened ages ago: all the way back in 2008. Remember 2008? We...

As 2011 comes to a close, I can't help but feel a sense of tepid relief. Last September's tenth anniversary of 9/11 featured an immense amount of reflection on that event, but history will remember it as not only a tragically monumental day but also as the beginning of a...

The most stereotypical, called-out liberals in America, for generations, have been the most creative, the most educated and the most well informed members of our society. Who wouldn't want to be grouped in with them?! Yet the holidays are upon us, and for many of us this does not just...