The American College Promise
Education is of utmost importance for the future of the United States, but it is also one of the most expensive routes for U.S. citizens to pursue.
Violence should not stop free speech
Charlie Hebdo is, on a more polite day, a controversial magazine. On its worst day, the caricatures tend to be downright racist and offensive.
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline undermines property rights
Gas at the Exxon on Broad Street came down to $1.99 in the past week. Unfortunately, that joy will be short-lived. There is a much higher price we pay for our personal rights and to the environment in the pursuit of cheap fuel.
Collecting DNA for misdemeanors is unconstitutional
What little privacy our society has left is on the verge of disappearing. Expanding our DNA database to include misdemeanor convictions is overly invasive of our rights as citizens. Some lawmakers suggest Virginia expand their database to include samples from class-1 misdemeanor convictions. This breaches our Fourth Amendment rights to privacy.
Crowdfunding is digital panhandling
To post a video on an online forum stating that the GoFundMe you started is for the purposes of asking others for money to save you from going further into college loan debt is to preach to a choir, especially when the forum is full of other college students who are drowning in debt.