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Robert Zimmerman’s selfish and uncompassionate responses in his interview verify the negative image of George Zimmerman and confirm the grounds to arrest him.

Romney's use of his father’s birthplace in Mexico as a tactic to win the Hispanic vote is dishonest.

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Stories are often used to help explain complex foreign policy problems. But if the stories we use to justify positions are too simple, our policy can become misguided.

Germany's solar power model has made it the world leader in the field. With infrastructure in place and demand falling, subsidies are being cut. This could provide insights on the U.S. market.

A new poll finds that most people believe that young people are not hard workers. Do millennials hold a different attitude towards work than older generations?

The 2012 National Defense Authorization Act directs the Department of Defense (DoD) to transition to cloud computing and migrate its data services to the private sector. This increases costs, delays, and security risks for the DoD.

Online dating sites like Nerve Dating.com and How About We are signs that the Internet-at-large is in the midst of a sea change, from an era dominated by search to one that prizes discovery.

One in five U.S. women have been sexually assaulted. What can government and society do to prevent such high rates of sexual violence?

Attorney General Eric Holder advocated for significant changes in the voting process to protect minority voters from discrimination and exclusion. Do you agree with his proposed changes?

Unlike other GOP candidates, Paul's economic and foreign policy ideas make him a unique candidate and a foil to President Obama.

K-12 students should have a curriculum that focuses not only on science and math but the arts as well in order to truly succeed in the future and reach their potential.

Young Americans are deeply pessimistic about their country’s future. They’d do better to help keep it the “indispensible nation.”

America is only exceptional because it has the arrogance to think so, and the clout to prove it.

We probably won’t use Amazon’s popular new tablet to read more, but, in an age of distraction, there will be serious consequences if we don’t.

The discussion of the AIDS epidemic is noticeably absent from the U.S. policy conversation.

Perry, Cain, and now Gingrich are shielding Romney from the eroding scrutiny he'd have to endure as a lone front-runner.

Weigh In: Reports say that VS model Adriana Lima put herself through a strict all-liquid diet for over a week to prepare for last night's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. Should consumers boycott brands that encourage unhealthy body types?

People who are exasperated with Congress and roundly curse our representatives as incompetent, spineless, or even traitors are wrong.

The NBA may have done irreversible harm to itself by failing to take into account the acrimony many feel towards the nation's economic elite.

The Chinese government should focus on supporting small business owners if the nation's economic rise is to continue.

The FDA needs to take more innovative approaches to avoid pharmaceutical companies taking advantage of their lax enforcement of false or misleading advertisements.

The Occupy movement would be better served if they aimed their criticism at the true authors of this country’s problems: the politicians in Washington.

The idea that government spending can “make up for” a slow-down in private economic activity has long been discredited by history.

President Obama's deal to station U.S. marines at a permanent base in Australia is a sign that the U.S. is committing to the realities of the Pacific Century.

Schools should enforce intermingling and cross-ethnic communication in order to channel the positive influences from diversity in America's public schools.