Thoroughly mixed into the cultural Kool-Aid of the United States, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rating system —...

Earlier this year, Google announced it would be pulling its membership from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a nonprofit...

During rush hour on August 1, 2007, the Interstate 35-W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota suddenly collapsed, sending 111 vehicles...

Betting on sports has been formally illegal in the United States since 1992, when Congress passed PASPA, the Professional and Amateur...

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?...

This year, the Mortgage Bankers Association chose an unintentionally revealing location for their annual conference — a Las Vegas casino....

As Thanksgiving rolls around, eager shoppers jump at the abundance of Black Friday sales. Last year, Black Friday was taken to a whole...

South Dakota might have one Washington on Mount Rushmore, but North Dakota has pockets lined with Benjamins. The state is experiencing an...

The NBA announced last Monday they had reached a groundbreaking deal with ESPN and Turner Sports that is going to fundamentally change...

A new piece of wreckage recently floated onto the NBA’s shore, riding the waves of racism that emerged from the Donald Sterling debacle....

It is abundantly clear to anyone visiting California this year that the state is in the midst of a catastrophe. The Central Valley is...

The city of Detroit is an easy target for those who like to scoff at government mismanagement. Over the last decade it has been...

The Internet was born in the United States as a project of the US Department of Defense and has always enjoyed a close relationship with...

The two largest sports events of the year come with much fanfare: The NFL’s Super Bowl is famous for multi-million dollar advertisements...

Dan Barry’s recent New York Times article “The ‘Boys’ in the Bunkhouse” shed light on the deplorable use of segregated workshops, which...

Photo Author’s Own I have no problem admitting it: I am a small-town kid. I spent my first 22 years in two southern towns: Greensboro, NC...

Dozens of Malaysian protesters recently dressed up like zombies to demonstrate what they perceive to be a fast-approaching, grim reality...

NPR’s consistently excellent Planet Money podcast had a story this week, titled “The Town That Loves Death,” about La Crosse, Wisconsin....

The Sochi Games have closed, and I am sure many citizens of Russia are wondering: was it worth it? The Olympics are expensive and...

Last week, Harvard Law School hosted a conference titled Reconsidering the Insular Cases, focusing on the controversial Supreme Court...