The notoriously opaque political structure of Iran makes understanding their intentions and worldview difficult. While pondering Iran the other day I remembered something that I often forget: in the last five years the United States as invaded the countries on either...
I’ve contemplated Barack Obama’s plan to reform Social Security for long enough. I have only one question: why am I going to be disadvantaged just because I’m young? Obama’s plan to address the coming Social Security funding gap does not call...
Contrary to popular belief, high school students have made significant academic progress in math over the last twenty years. There are two ways to assess the progress of public education in this country: (i) how well students are educated now compared to their...
Unbeknownst to most of the country, the United States National Soccer team starts qualification games for the 2010 FIFA World Cup this Sunday against Barbados. Consequently, I thought this might be a good time to jot down my thoughts as to where we stand. If...
The American psyche is prone to fits of paranoia and hysteria about our collective status in the world. Less than a decade into the massification of the internet, a feat brought about in no small part by American technology and genius, we are being inundated with...
