The military of the U.S. is the most powerful fighting force the world has ever seen. This might was famously demonstrated in the devastation of the Iraqi Army in the 1991 Gulf War and in the early stages of the war in Iraq in 2003. Despite this strength, however, trends have emerged throughout the late 20th century that have cast the real power of America's military in doubt. Read more...

Did you know that every year an estimated 3 to 5 million immigrants enter our country illegally? Did you know that there are anywhere from 12 to 20 million illegal immigrants living in our country? If you don't, then you must be tuning out Republicans and listening to Democrats. Read more...

President Bush helpfully summed up nearly everything that has gone wrong with his presidency during his State of the Union address on Monday. Read more...

This month, California Assembly Bill 1658 went into effect, which imposes harsher punishments for those who make alcohol available to minors "“ whether it be buying it, selling it, or giving it away "“ as well as people who make fake IDs. Read more...

Don’t undermine the average soldier Kia Makarechi’s “Uncle Sam wants high school dropouts” (Jan. 28) explained the view that the Army’s recruitment of high school dropouts was an unethical decision because of the opinion that eligible recruits from more affluent socioeconomic backgrounds were not enlisting due to lack of support for the war and thus it was unfair to recruit those who may have no other choice but to enlist. Read more...

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Getting good grades takes hard work, self-motivation, and discipline. But two Georgia schools are about to apply a more hands-on, free market kind of an approach to these ideals. Read more...