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I am 25 years old, a 2005 graduate with a bachelor's degree in political science from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. I attended American University in Washington D.C. for the first three years of my college career, under the naive notion of

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Politics, News & Issues > US Elections Ron Paul: The only true conservative candidate in the Republican Party: 3 of 7

Ron Paul is currently taking the Internet by storm. His bid for the 2008 Republican Presidential nomination has created an upwelling of true grassroots support that has not been seen for quite a long time. His followers push for a "Ron Paul Revolution," and he has united all kinds of political types by being an adamant and o...
Politics, News & Issues > War & Terrorism Disproving the theory of explosives in the twin towers on 9/11: 2 of 4

There are very few people who know for certain what exactly happened in the World Trade Center on 9/11, but so many who seem to be absolutely certain that they have the answers. Perhaps they are. The best that we can do is examine the proposed theories to see which one has the greatest amount of evidence supporting it. The o...
Arts & Humanities > 19th Century US History American history: The Gold Rush of 1848: 1 of 2

It is generally believed that Americans have always had a love affair with the get-rich-quick scheme. We constantly hear about million, even billion dollar lotteries, real estate millionaires, etc. Many would define the "American Dream" as getting rich without having to do the work for it. But it was not always this way. Ori...
Arts & Humanities > 20th & 21st Century US History Antismoking activist Lucy Page Gaston: 1 of 1

Often compared to Carry Nation, Lucy Page Gaston fought her whole life to convince the nation that cigarettes were evil. She nearly achieved a statewide ban in Illinois in 1907. Born in Ohio in 1860, Gaston's family had a history of fighting for prohibition and abolition. When she went on to higher education at Illinois Stat...
Sciences > Social Science (Other) Biography: Thomas Szasz: 1 of 1

With the release of his work, "The Myth of Mental Illness," in 1961, Thomas Szasz immediately received international fame, along with inciting international controversy. In this book he declared that mental illness was not actual disease, but rather "problems in living." The whole institution of "mental illness" was simply b...
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology Libertarianism as a political philosophy: 4 of 6

Americans do not live in a free society. Whenever we listen to prominent politicians, both Republican and Democrat, we often hear them evoke the powerful ideals of "freedom" and "liberty," but their declarations mostly ring hollow. The fact is that it is impossible to genuinely promote freedom while continually acting to gro...
Pets & Animals > Animal Rights & Issues Should chickens be added to the Humane Slaughter Act?: 9 of 13

The Humane Slaughter Act (1978) is the only law that does anything to protect livestock in the United States that are to be slaughtered. Many methods of slaughter and its associated practices have been controversial over the years, and so this Act attempts to make the slaughter more "humane." Originally brought to the public...
Business > Entrepreneurship Should private companies be allowed to compete with the United States postal service: 5 of 7

Americans, it is said, believe in the free-market, and at the foundation of this is competition. It is competition that spurs us forward in all aspects of life, most clearly seen in business. When businesses compete, the consumers win. It is simple, common sense that, with a number of businesses in a competing field, all try...
Health & Fitness > Mental Illness Mental illness in the modern world: 18 of 24

Has mental illness really changed all that much in the "modern world?" Do we finally have proof of its existence, or can these "illnesses more accurately be described as "problems in living?" When I was 21 I was diagnosed with severe depression and social anxiety disorder, (in other words, I was sad and shy). I thought this ...
Arts & Humanities > History Mysteries Skull and Bones: The history of a secret society: 3 of 4

Of the approximately 296 million people living in the United States, about 800 of them are members of the elite secret society of Skull and Bones. For such an incredibly small percentage of the population, they are able to wield incredible networks of power. If anyone doubts this, they need only look at the 2004 Presidential...