The best ideas come not from a polarized, antagonistic view of the world, but from a willingness to compromise our beliefs. Country music icon Tim McGraw recently learned that this willingness comes at a price, suffering considerable backlash for committing to play a Sandy Hook benefit concert this summer. McGraw, along with fellow country… Read More
Nobody could have fathomed it; it didn’t seem real. Sixteen years later, the nation still tries to make sense of the senseless tragedy that occurred at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold — only 18 and 17 years old, respectively — walked into school wielding… Read More
Early last Thursday, a gunman opened fire in Florida State University’s Strozier Library in the midst of midterm exam preparation. The incident left three victims injured, and hundreds of students hiding behind bookshelves. University and Tallahassee officers met gunman Myron May outside the library within minutes of reported gunfire. He was asked to drop… Read More
In the United States, bipartisan issues divide the nation. Conservatives and liberals cannot resolves certain issues — involving climate change, for instance — and often accomplish little due to these bipartisan splits. A study from Duke University, however, may clarify and help to understand the existence of such dramatic ideological differences. The Duke study… Read More
