There is nothing quite like a joke that falls flat. I say this from experience. While in Washington, D.C. this past summer, I set a personal goal of learning stand-up comedy by performing in at least one open mic a week. I’d show up to an inexplicably sti ...

“Money, Money, Money” I was once told that money is the root of all evil. To me, this does not seem quite right. A world without money, or one with an infinite amount of it, is not obviously without malice. Perhaps my view of human nature is overly pessim ...

You hear it before you see it: a mixture of a deafening bang and a controlled whoosh, almost as if the sky was breathing a concussive sigh of relief. Your eyes track a piece of technology  bearing down from the east, too high in the sky for your untrained ...

Most people who have been following the political climate over the past few decades will notice how increasingly polarized it has become. One of the markers of this division is the partisan divide over immigration, which has been and will continue to play ...

In November 2011, Wired magazine ran an article titled “The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin.” The article delivered a narrative account of the digital currency and its pseudonymous founder Satoshi Nakamoto. The story was written as if it encapsulated the full st ...

Thanks to the stricter nutritional guidelines in the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, public schools have served fewer low-quality lunch tropes like nachos and greasy pizzas. But critics point out that students are not eating their healthier meals. Tho ...

The city of Agadez, Niger. The desert town of Agadez, Niger is a final stop before the treacherous journey across the Sahara to Libya. Refugees huddle on the backs of overcrowded trucks, hoping to reach their destination safely. Interception by Niger’s mi ...

The rule of  25  has dawned: on November 20, 2015, Adele released her third album. The music industry had been preparing, as artists rushed to release their latest projects before  25  eclipsed them all. All eyes and ears were on Adele, who was competing ...

MOSCOW, RUSSIA – Russian President Vladimir Putin toady invited numerous international leaders to visit the Russian State Historical Museum. Speaking from the steps of the recently refurbished institution, Mr. Putin said, “I have of late taken a keen inte ...

Dr. Han Seung-soo has served as Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (2008-2009), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2001-2002), and Korean Ambassador to the United States (1993-1994) among other roles in politics and diplomacy. He also presided as President ...