The 2008 Democratic Platform promised, “We will restore our constitutional traditions, and recover our nation's founding commitment to liberty under law.” It was a platform in direct reaction to...

The deficit that is run by the federal government is always a contentious topic. Pretty much everyone agrees that it is generally a bad idea to try and run a country while six-feet below the financial...

If the financial collapse of 2008 taught us anything, it was about the interconnectivity of every market in the world. As Germany’s constitutional court convenes this Wednesday, not only will it determine...

I actually caught a real fish once. It was at Lake Holcombe, in north central Wisconsin, and it was big enough that a local fishing shop hung a picture of me holding it on its wall. Even though it happened...

I’d like you to take a moment and reflect on just how much media you have collected in your life. How big is your music library? How many books sit on your shelf? Think about all the files and emails...

In last week’s column I likened the U.S. president to a performer. It was a sentence typed quickly and without intention, but as soon as it was capped by a period I was struck by its truth. There’s...

I literally cannot begin to count the number of times I have stepped into a classroom on syllabus day and been relentlessly condescended upon because of the generation I belong to. We're lazy. We need...

This very moment, my car is sitting in my driveway, gathering bird poop, elm sap and a fine layer of dirt. It makes a really awful noise when I put it into reverse, and the headlights are out. But this...

I’m assuming you drive. And since you drive, I will also assume that you know a bad driver. Maybe it’s you. Maybe it’s your friend. Maybe you just pretend like you don’t know any (hint — it’s...

As a citizen of this great nation, it has always been a personal belief that I lived in the greatest country in the world. We value freedom, knowledge and we are tops on the world stage. Everybody knows...

Same-sex marriage seems to be an issue in which almost everybody has some vested interest — and for good reason. What may seem like a controversy that simply seeks to define and regulate marriages in...

Colorado State University is the single biggest driving force of the Fort Collins economy. The amount of jobs and revenue created by our university itself is unparalleled by any other entity in Larimer...