In 2013, Mike Hallatt was banned from every Trader Joe’s in the United States for stocking his car with their goods and reselling them in his Vancouver spinoff store, Pirate Joe’s. Trader Joe’s does not have any stores in Canada, yet their good...
Many Americans take clean air for granted, but it is the product of detailed federal regulations that weigh the economic costs of reducing pollution against the benefits of cleaner air to human health. Recently, however, the Environmental Protection ...
After 43 days, the longest US government shutdown in history ended on November 12, 2025. As of late February 2026, a partial government shutdown remains in effect. Its fiscal and social consequences are well-documented: The disruption of critical fed...
Betting on sports has been formally illegal in the United States since 1992, when Congress passed PASPA, the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act. However, current NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has hurled the legality of sports gambling back...
Betting on sports has been formally illegal in the United States since 1992, when Congress passed PASPA, the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act. However, current NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has hurled the legality of sports gambling back...
At least four residents of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, including a 90-year-old man, face up to 60 days in jail or a $500. Their crime? Feeding the homeless. In late October, the Fort Lauderdale City Commission approved Ordinance C-14-42. The measure is...
At least four residents of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, including a 90-year-old man, face up to 60 days in jail or a $500. Their crime? Feeding the homeless. In late October, the Fort Lauderdale City Commission approved Ordinance C-14-42. The measure is...
Dr. Lindsay Orchowski, a research professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior of Alpert Medical School and a leading researcher nationally on these issues, will offer an evidence-based and research-driven explanation of how rape cult...
Dr. Lindsay Orchowski, a research professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior of Alpert Medical School and a leading researcher nationally on these issues, will offer an evidence-based and research-driven explanation of how rape cult...
Sexual assault on college campuses is receiving increased scrutiny. As calls to combat sexual assault grow louder on campuses across the country, many are looking to colleges to respond. Do the current methods that universities use while handling rap...
Sexual assault on college campuses is receiving increased scrutiny. As calls to combat sexual assault grow louder on campuses across the country, many are looking to colleges to respond. Do the current methods that universities use while handling rap...
This month, the fight to maintain and expand women’s reproductive rights has taken some serious blows. Across the country, several states, including Colorado, North Dakota and Tennessee had so-called personhood and other anti-abortion legislation a...
This month, the fight to maintain and expand women’s reproductive rights has taken some serious blows. Across the country, several states, including Colorado, North Dakota and Tennessee had so-called personhood and other anti-abortion legislation a...
As the United States’ military involvement in Afghanistan and, to some extent, Iraq comes to an end, a new dynamic is forming between veterans and civilians. The emerging military-civilian divide in the United States is exacerbated by disparate com...
As the United States’ military involvement in Afghanistan and, to some extent, Iraq comes to an end, a new dynamic is forming between veterans and civilians. The emerging military-civilian divide in the United States is exacerbated by disparate com...
“I’m not ready to surrender to a few folks in black robes,” said Idaho Governor Butch Otter (R) during a gubernatorial debate. “I’m not ready to surrender the will of the people in the state of Idaho, as they expressed in 2006 in an ove...
“I’m not ready to surrender to a few folks in black robes,” said Idaho Governor Butch Otter (R) during a gubernatorial debate. “I’m not ready to surrender the will of the people in the state of Idaho, as they expressed in 2006 in an ove...
The 2014 midterm election cycle saw many competitive Democratic House districts fall, including the race for Florida’s 26th and southernmost district. Both candidates were Cuban-Americans running in districts with large Hispanic populations, many o...
The 2014 midterm election cycle saw many competitive Democratic House districts fall, including the race for Florida’s 26th and southernmost district. Both candidates were Cuban-Americans running in districts with large Hispanic populations, many o...
In liberal circles, unregulated campaign finance is often portrayed as the “Big Bad Wolf” blowing down the house of American democracy. The Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission and the subsequent creation ...
In liberal circles, unregulated campaign finance is often portrayed as the “Big Bad Wolf” blowing down the house of American democracy. The Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission and the subsequent creation ...
This year, the Mortgage Bankers Association chose an unintentionally revealing location for their annual conference — a Las Vegas casino. At the conference, US Representative Mel Watt, the new head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), anno...
This year, the Mortgage Bankers Association chose an unintentionally revealing location for their annual conference — a Las Vegas casino. At the conference, US Representative Mel Watt, the new head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), anno...
The Kashmir musk deer is a curious creature. Unlike its American brethren, it’s endangered, elusive and adorned with fangs. Scientists were therefore excited to announce that they had recently spotted the first such animal in Afghanistan since 1948...
The Kashmir musk deer is a curious creature. Unlike its American brethren, it’s endangered, elusive and adorned with fangs. Scientists were therefore excited to announce that they had recently spotted the first such animal in Afghanistan since 1948...
As Thanksgiving rolls around, eager shoppers jump at the abundance of Black Friday sales. Last year, Black Friday was taken to a whole new level when a variety of stores began opening on Thanksgiving Day instead of in the wee hours of a tryptophan-ad...
As Thanksgiving rolls around, eager shoppers jump at the abundance of Black Friday sales. Last year, Black Friday was taken to a whole new level when a variety of stores began opening on Thanksgiving Day instead of in the wee hours of a tryptophan-ad...