I inherited my pet parakeet from a graduated med student.  The bird (“Hippo”) was named after Hippocrates—the “Father of Medicine”, and to avoid any type of identity-crisis I decided to let the name stick.  Yet, after Googleing “Parakeet, male or female?”, I discovered that my bird “Hippo” is a female, who just happened to […]

 With Castro stepping down from power, hopefully this will serve as a spark to revisit our current trade policies (or lack thereof) with Cuba.
Revisit my previous article on Cuban sanctions for more perspective.

First Ezra Klein noted a Barack Obama mailer distributed slamming Hillary Clinton’s ad:

Now Hillary Clinton fires back with an ad of her own:

Clearly both sides are resorting to dirty attacks at what basically boils down to philosophical differences in building a healthcare system. Obama’s assertion is that health insurance mandates, just like car insurance […]

Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus has been re-elected to another term in a razor thin victory, gathering 141 votes, just one vote over the necessary 140, from lawmakers in Parliament. University of Michigan professor Jan Svejnar received 111 votes. Svejnar’s pro-European views were held in sharp contrast to President Klaus’ euroskeptic predispositions. The Czech Republic […]

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For all those people out there who think President Bush is on the warpath in the Middle East, the best bet on where the United States will go to war next is Iran. Politicians are talking more and more about this possibility. University of Michigan students who went to see Dennis Kucinich, Mike Gravel, and […]

A critical aspect of United States domination on the battlefield has been maintaining air superiority and usage of the advantages that free reign over the skies gives the military. This was starkly illustrated in the first Gulf War, where once the Iraqi Air Force had been rendered ineffectual, the armor was also practically obsolete– coalition […]

Since the landmark decision of Roe v. Wade in 1973, public opinion has decisively sided with the right of a woman to have an abortion. Yet in spite of this consistent public sentiment, these fundamental liberties continue to plague the current makeup of politics. With the decisions set forth by the Supreme Court, proponents of […]

One could argue that cancer is among the most feared health problems in the United States today. It is common knowledge that smoking causes lung cancer, and that using sunscreen can prevent skin cancer. Unfortunately, many people do not know that the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) causes some types of cervical cancer. The recently developed HPV […]

1. Superman (v.) Urban Dictionary Definition: When you are mad at your girl for not having sex with you. So when she falls asleep you masturbate and cum on her back. After that, stick the bed sheet on to her back and when she wakes up it’s stuck to the cum and she has a […]