As a stark contrast to the moral trait of "silence", having the right speech entails saying the right things at the right time. Needless to say, I was a repeat offender of doing the opposite this very week. Finding speech that...

Today I had the pleasure of attending the first annual Young Americans for Liberty California State Convention, where hundreds of students from the state of California and Nevada came together to network and get a crash course in how to...

Revolving a life around justice requires a basic understanding of what justice is. Based on the laws and customs set forth by our society, an injustice occurs when someone denies an individual or group the punishment or reward they deserve...

Community Service is voluntary work intended to help people in particular areas of need, whether it be for economic, social, political, or other purposes. I highly stress the word voluntary when speaking about community service, and find it rather redundant if...

Last year I had a rather depressing Thanksgiving, but I anticipate a different end result this year, for a variety of different reasons. Namely, I feel more grateful for the place I'm at now than I was a year...

Sometimes, when life doesn't go a certain way, you're subjected to a paradigm shift, in which you must refocus your thinking and ultimate viewpoint of the world. Paradigm shifts are what cause revolutions, cause tyrannical governments to be overthrown and...

A majority of the month of August was spent in hibernation, much like all of July was. Yet, by the end of the month I had to eventually delve into what would be a relatively tiresome balancing act of school...

Let's just say for convenience sake I'm an illiterate fool. I have read my fair share of books over the year, and my top 10 list continually is changing depending on what stage I am in my life. Here they...

Now that we've tackled the fictional universe, let's point out the 10 obvious heroes I idolize in the real world. 1. Ron Paul: Now here's a man with some conviction. With a nearly perfect voting record, Ron Paul will always do...

In our present state, we can seemingly feel at time over-burdened with a sense of responsibility. This can be transparent in our schoolwork, the jobs that we have, the friendships we've made, and the family that we come from.  At some...