Poetry has been an influential force in my life that has opened new ways of thinking and has allowed me to express emotions that I once found difficulty conveying. Personally, I have written many poems...

Burton Joseph is one of my heroes. While he is not well known, Joseph's stance in one of the most polarizing free speech cases in American history had been a source of great inspiration for me. In 1977,...

Remember Edward Snowden? The man who three years ago leaked a little over a million documents to the public showing the extent of government spying? As big as the reaction to that disclosure was, a new...

In the past 50 years, it seems like there has been 500 years of technological advancement. The greatest development within technology has been the development of AI, or artificial intelligence. AI is...

If you had told me a few years ago that I would turn into an animal loving, tree-hugging vegan, I would have told you that you were crazy. One side of my family is Italian and Irish, while the other side...

Today marks the end of what has been a nearly four year tradition. At this time every year, I write something about the monumental scam that is the NCAA. What makes this year different is that the Tar...

February was a good month for LGBT citizens in North Carolina. Charlotte passed a non-discrimination act that allowed transgender people to use the bathroom of the gender they identified with. Sadly,...

Warner Bros. Entertainment’s newest superhero film “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” came out on March 25, and as a staunch comic book fan, I would say it was disappointing. When I first walked...

"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" was destined to be hated from the get-go. From the moment the first trailer aired, people broke out their pitchforks and torches and wanted to hate this movie. “Ben...

During this ever-changing presidential election season, Sen. Bernie Sanders started out as an underdog, but is quickly gaining momentum because of  his popularity with liberal college students and millennials. I...

Many parents may believe that it is best to wait until their children are out of the house to move forward with a divorce. Since their children are older, the thinking is that they will be able to handle...