One hundred miles south of UCLA, the desert landscape suddenly converts into a military zone, marked by permanent high-intensity lighting, 60 infrared scopes, 1200 underground sensors, a dozen helicopters and over 40 miles of fencing, which extends across the land into the Pacific Ocean. Read more...

In this election year, like all that came before it, candidates will jockey for position by claiming superiority in their mastery of the issues that matter most to the electorate. Read more...

You’ve watched the balloons drop, heard the recycled speeches and been subjected to endless bombardment by golden-tongued pundits. You’ve been blinded by the glitter, glitz and glamour of American mass-politics. Read more...

By Michael Kozart On Monday evening I was one of thousands of peaceful demonstrators assembled outside Staples Center to express political views all but banished from the platforms of the two-party system. Read more...

Like most of us starving college students, I am spending my summer working. Being known as the notorious “temp” or “intern” in an office throughout these summer months has led me to think about an often debated topic during the Clinton presidency: sexual harassment. Read more...

It’s not often that I, an ex-Orange County resident, find myself missing that bastion of suburbia. But occasionally, I find myself reminiscing about those wide-open stretches of black asphalt parking lots, those endless miles of white curbs, and the countless streets lined with trees, not parking restriction signs. Read more...

"Due to the perceived increase in child abuse cases involving pedophiles, a bill has been passed in the Maine legislature requiring all school teachers to register their fingerprints with the FBI. Read more...