Invigorated by a dynamic new pope, rapidly expanding in the developing world, and comprising over 1.1 billion members, the Catholic Church has entered the 21st century poised to remain a very relevant...
Enabled by enormous public demand, Black Friday sales continued their backwards march into Thanksgiving last weekend. Many retailers, including Macy’s, Wal-Mart, Kmart, JC Penny, Best Buy, and Target...
After a national wave in the midterm elections, which saw Republicans build their majority in the House and recapture the Senate, they now effectively control what, if any, immigration legislation will turn up on President Obama’s desk. With Obama threatening executive action to delay deportations in anticipation of an uncooperative Congress, while record numbers of unaccompanied undocumented minors flood the border, the stage is apparently set for two more years of dysfunction and delay. However, Republicans have the means to preempt the undesirable prospect of piecemeal reform through executive order, by taking the initiative to pass common-sense enforcement measures that can pave the way for more comprehensive reform.
The story of Brittany Maynard, a twenty nine-year old brain cancer patient who plans to end her life on Nov. 1, has captured headlines nationwide and revived the debate over physician-assisted suicide....
The Big Bang theory, besides being the widely accepted model for the beginning of the universe and deeply informing the scientific fields of astronomy and physics, has taken on a certain cultural significance...
The work of F. Scott Fitzgerald, St. Paul Academy’s most renowned alum, has recently made fresh rounds in the media, thanks to a new book by literary critic Maureen Corrigan. Titled “So We Read On:...
Many young Americans share a certain reverence for the achievements of our grandparents and great-grandparents. It’s nearly impossible to visit the Greatest Generation exhibit at the Minnesota History...
Three months have passed now since the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria captured the world’s attention by making major territorial gains in northern Iraq, and yet the terrorist group has only continued...
The Class of 2014 has spent the last month working everywhere from television sets to hospitals to corporate offices, and each senior has seen or contributed to their own share of interesting endeavors...
Libertarianism has experienced a remarkable resurgence in recent years. A 2013 Washington Post survey finds that 22% of Americans now identify themselves as Libertarians, or lean toward libertarianism....
Trump administration has canceled over $400 million in AmeriCorps grants—gutting 41% of the program’s funding and blindsiding nonprofits across the nation. For the Sanneh Foundation in Minnesota, this has made an impact on them. Toney Sanneh, founder of The Sanneh Foundation, talks about their call to action.
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