After seven years of practice, Guantanamo Bay has accumulated an embarrassing human rights record, adversely affecting America’s reputation in the international community. Interrogation methods at Guantanamo have included waterboarding, solitary confinement, sleep deprivation, exposure to extreme temperatures, sensory deprivation through hooding, stress positions and the use of dogs. While Vice President Dick Cheney argues that [...]

When my grandparents asked me to write a Christmas list this year, I couldn’t help feeling demanding and selfish as I tried to compose a list. I felt bad ordering gifts, and I began reflecting on the materialistic implications associated with the Xmas List. The problem is that parents become slaves to the Xmas List. [...]

As Americans, we are privileged with power to influence foreign affairs.