Current events

Article Update on North Korea
- By Dave Barnhart
- Posted on May 17th, 2013
Disappointed Hopes When Kim Jong-un took power in North Korea over a year ago after his father’s death, plenty of Korea-watchers had tentative optimism that there might be…
Article They Call It Heartbreak Hill
- By Adam Thomas
- Posted on April 16th, 2013
They call it Heartbreak Hill. It rises between the twentieth and twenty-first miles of the route of the Boston Marathon. It’s not much of a hill, unless you’ve been…
Article Big Questions About Drones
- By Mike Poteet
- Posted on April 3rd, 2013
Drones in the Headlines During a House Judiciary Committee hearing in February entitled “Drones and the War on Terror,” Republicans and Democrats united in calling…
Article Extreme Weather and Climate Change
- By Jeanne Torrence Finley
- Posted on March 25th, 2013
The Hottest Year on Record Two major reports on climate change were issued in January 2013. The State of the Climate Report from the National Oceanic and Atmosphere…
Article The Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI
- By Alex Joyner
- Posted on March 6th, 2013
A Surprise Announcement On Monday, February 11, as the Christian church prepared to enter the holy season of Lent, Pope Benedict XVI surprised his followers within the Roman…
Article The Affordable Care Act
- By Alex Joyner
- Posted on February 25th, 2013
An Act With Many Acts The Affordable Care Act (ACA) almost didn’t happen. Since its narrow passage in March 2010, it has been debated, derided, and even repealed by the US…