While the public debate surrounding homosexual marriage rights rages in California, Washington D.C., and even here at Vanderbilt, Unitarian clergy are being shuffled off for booking in New York for marrying gay couples while mayors and county clerks in other cities grant marriage licenses without fear of pilice reprisal.

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan recently drew criticism (notably from Democrats) with his comments on Social Security. When presenting his ideas on how to contain the U.S. budget deficit, Greenspan agreed with President Bush that increasing taxes is not the best way to do so. The controversy arose, however, when Greenspan proposed that the government [...]

“I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force if necessary to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security.” The words above would seem to have been [...]

While most Vanderbilt students were spending their last weekend of spring break hanging out on the beach or building habitats for the homeless in rural Appalachia, this dorky political columnist found himself in Richmond, Virginia for a discussion on political theory with other policy nerds. This is not because I don’t know how to have [...]

A wildly successful film director is usually lauded as a hero in the celebrity-worshipping world of Hollywood. He is praised for his artistic vision, courage, and amazing talent. Movie studios typically line up to produce his next film in hopes of hitting the jackpot once again. Strangely, none of these things have happened to the [...]

The history of our nation is closely tied with the principles of exploration and discovery. While the age of Imperialism is over, new frontiers beyond mere oceans and continents are waiting to be settled. Space has now become the new realm in which we as Americans and humans can expand our natural habitat.

On March 12, the Federal Communications Commission levied a maximum forfeiture of $247,500 on three ClearChannel Communications-affiliated radio stations along the East Coast for breaches of “decency.”

On August 26, 2003, 1546 freshmen marched through the Vanderbilt gates under the watchful eye of the Commodore at the Founder’s Walk, officially becoming the newest members of the community. Little did they know of the changes in store for their class at the hands of the Office of Housing and Residential Education (OHARE). Rising [...]

For Tiffany Villager, protecting Americans’ First Amendment freedoms is not an abstract concept but a battle to be fought daily. Armed with education and communication, she and others like her wage war on ignorance and defend the Constitution. The surprising part: they work not from the White House, not from a court house, not from [...]

In July of 1996, college students Will Thomas and Dave Deacy waded along the Columbia River in Kennewick, Washington where the annual boat race and festival were being held. As they paused to finish their beers, Will stumbled upon a round rock, which he jokingly told Dave was a human skull. Pulling the rock from [...]