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A Harvard-educated Lin doesn't deserve more praise than scores of other NBA players who have struggled through adversity to attain success. Like John Wall.

Paterno was a great coach. But he was an awful person for his involvement in the Sandusky sex scandal. In any eulogy for the former Penn State coach, this fact should trump all others.

The Texas governor, who has been polling poorly, finally drops out of the 2012 presidential race.

Pinterest has become a unique internet sensation appealing mostly to women.

One-third of veterans say they don't think the Iraq War was worth fighting for. American leaders could have done more to "win" this war for our veterans.

A new congressional plan cutting veterans' health benefits to reduce our debt violates the fundamental commitment that our government makes to service members.

A look at the way in which cinema over the decades reflects contemporary politics.

As 700 people were arrested on Saturday, the Occupy Wall Street movement shows it has no clear mission. To succeed the movement must hone their demands and find unifying leadership.

Our focus is centered on who should be the next president, but what about the process of how we choose that person? Americans Elect offers an innovative online solution.

The bill only provides more problems, not solutions to the debt crisis, hurting the American people the most.

California will cut higher education funding by $650 million, which hurts both the state's students and its economic future.

Think the Greek debt crisis is bad? Belgium's woes could unravel the whole EU.

Republicans will lead the way this decade, with their mainstream policies and creative views.

The odds of an average first-year law student making "Big Law" money aren't much better than college football players making it in the NFL.