Category Archives: Public Square

As it stands, U.S. citizens found guilty of felony offenses are restricted from voting to different degrees. For such crimes, 13 states allow voting once released from prison, 5 permit ballot casting upon the completion of parole, 18 require parole … Continue reading →

Abortion remains the perpetual political question and a recent Colorado ballot proposition aiming to grant unborn fetuses the full rights of the Constitution threatens to make it all the more contentious. Rights for fetuses? Individuals under 18 years of age … Continue reading →

Motorcyclist Eric Wells was killed in August while sitting at a red light. Drunk driver? Drunk police officer. Although the facts are quite clear, justice has not been served because the officer’s .19 blood alcohol level was considered inadmissible evidence … Continue reading →

The September 2010 suicide of Tyler Clementi, a college freshman whose homosexual encounters were secretly live-streamed by his tormentors, once again thrust bullying into the national spotlight. Despite the arraignment of the culprits on chargers of cyber-voyeurism, however, Americans still … Continue reading →

Unbeknownst to a great deal of Americans, Arabs and Muslims are NOT the same thing and believing such reveals the unrefined global knowledge of the typical U.S. citizen. There is a very basic difference that exists between Arab people and … Continue reading →

Staunch traditionalist banter litters the public discourse by maliciously portraying illegal immigrants as freeloading beaners, effectively leading the American public to adopt an “us versus them” mentality. This social complex desecrates the moral standing of a once proud nation and … Continue reading →

This video clip speaks the truth! Undoubtedly, this scene from the politically dynamic animated series, Family Guy, greatly exaggerates the speed with which stem cells can heal the human body. However, the sketch accurately depicts the biological utility of these … Continue reading →

The senseless loss of 40,000 lives per year and the myriad of critical injuries that occur on American highways establish implicit cause for moral concern and governmental action. However, traffic safety experts and public advocacy groups seem to have become … Continue reading →

While reflecting on the rectitude of the current legal drinking age in the United States, this 20 year-old is enjoying the thought-provoking and insight-stimulating tastes of a Jack Daniels on the rocks. Most residents in the 50 states would be … Continue reading →

Every American may be classified, at one point or another, as a prostitute; an individual who sells their body [or thoughts] for monetary gain. Prostitution, however, may be defined for the purposes of this analysis as the exchange of sexual … Continue reading →