Social Justice
The American dream --- the notion of equal opportunity for all, the chance to pull yourself up by your boot straps and make something of yourself --- is gone.
Sex. One of the greatest motivational forces in life. Our sexual impulses control so much of what we do, how we act, and the choices we make. But if not properly harnessed, they can lead to great destruction.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
A conservative researcher's 2009 dissertation, which argued that Hispanic immigrants to the U.S. have substantially lower IQs than whites, put one of the biggest opponents to an immigration reform bill in Congress on the defensive on Wednesday.
"Ugly Betty" star America Ferrera pushes for an immigration reform bill, saying "My Name Is America."
When I was in boot camp they said you weren't a real Sailor until your shoulders were covered in sea salt. I was so excited when, one day, out at sea, I realized my shoulders had a nice dusting of white, fluffy salt granules.
We have scarcely skimmed the surface of violence and intolerance to Christians in Muslims worlds. If it should continue at its present rate, Christianity will very soon be completely eradicated in its homeland.
As we celebrate America's Independence Day -- as we explore what it means to be American on the most American of all days -- I also celebrate my independence from the word "illegal."