Point of View

UNITED STATES—The debate regarding how to handle immigration in the country is reaching a fever pitch.  President Barack Obama and members of Congress and the Senate are encouraged by citizens to take action.  The epidemic in some states in the Southwest has gotten so dire that illegal immigrants are entering theU.S.by the thousands. The big concern is that many children...

UNITED STATES—We live in a world, where when an individual commits a crime they have to pay the price. For many, that price lands them behind bars; but is locking up criminals a suitable resolution for deterring crime? It depends on who you ask. Sending people to prison just opens the floodgates for more criminal behavior to manifest. We are...

UNITED STATES—How can one define what it means to be a success? I mean, seriously: think about that question for a second. We live in a world where people love to measure success; but its not something tangible. You can’t really measure success, unless we have a global scale where its defined by. In America, it's known as money. The...

UNITED STATES—I’m sorry, but it’s almost like I hear about a frivolous lawsuit everyday. I have to stop myself in my tracks and ask, “Really?” Why is our legal system held up with such stupidity? I feel like people file lawsuits whenever the opportunity arises, as it’s a quick way to earn a buck. Not only is it a...

UNITED STATES—By now, I’m sure most of you have heard of the news involving auto giant General Motors and the debacle with the ignition switch crisis that has resulted in the loss of multiple lives. GM announced on June 30 new details involving their compensation package for those impacted by the ignition switch debacle. An important note to acknowledge is...

UNITED STATES—There’s a saying in life, “You’re never too old to learn something new.” That concept is something that is resonating with me lately. We live in a world where we become so enthralled, entangled, consumed with our own problems, we never take a small second to examine, “Well, things could be much worse.”  I mean our lives might...

UNITED STATES—Just what is a right? In law, a right is a privilege that we extend to every person without respect to their status or condition. Most rights are assumed rights: like breathing. We do have laws that prescribe penalties for those who make the air un-breathable, but that’s preventing civil harm rather than defending a right. One legally...

UNITED STATES—Once upon a time, some academics and some military people got together and said, hey, we have a whole lot of computing power here, but a lot of it is being wasted because we can't get all our computers together to talk to one another. So, they put together the networks they had already begun and the global...

UNITED STATES—Just when Americans thought the crisis in Iraq was over, a new crisis has emerged that is placing the American military in a tricky place.  If you haven’t seen the images or videos of the violent actions taking place in the country, be warned they are extremely frightening and horrific to look at. It’s been close to two years...

UNITED STATES—We have to have a serious discussion about gun control in America. We’ve talked about mass shootings the nation has encountered in the past 2-3 years, but 2014 has seen more mass shootings than I can count. Just in the past month we’ve had at least three shootings that I can recall that have shocked the nation. It’s almost...