Written by: Brady Iandiorio
Researched by: Tracy Frazier and Steve Glista
Edited by: Jay D. Hall
Managing Editor: Kirk Strohman
Internet piracy doesn’t have the pedigree of the swashbucklers of old nor does it have the grimness of present day pirates. And soon it may lose one of its largest purveyors. The Pirate Bay is a website that has [...]
Written by: Matt Schroettnig
Researched by: Darci G. Van Duzer
Edited by: Eric Wasik
Managing Editor: Amy E. Seely
Is that seven million books in your pocket… or are you just happy to see me? Imagine a world in which the Library of Alexandria survived, intact, to the present day.
Charged with collecting all of the world’s knowledge, the library [...]
Only one state has officially codified net neutrality and the FCC has only recently weighed in on the issue. Inherent to this argument is a discussion on whether the internet can be regulated at all-by telecom companies or the government. The battle over net neutrality raises other fundamental questions, such as: Has equal access to the internet become a fundamental right? Do telecom companies have a duty to provide equal access over an infrastructure massively invested in and from which a profit should be expected?
Written by: Eric Blaine
Researched by: Eric Wasik
Edited by: Casey Sanders
Managing Editor: Mary Anne Nash
It should come as no surprise that political figures can get as excited about sports as the rest of us, college football in particular. With strong regional and state affiliations, enthusiastic alumni, and big-time media alliances, college football games are one of [...]
Written by: Tracy Frazier
Researched by: Daniel Kwak
Edited by: Casey King
Managing Editor: Lauren E. Trent
The internet is the Wild West of free-flowing information-few rules apply and everyone is trying to stake their claim. To many, the internet is the quintessence of free speech and the First Amendment. Others worry that this free expression-shielded by user names [...]
Written by: Ed Bushnell
Researched by: Jeff W. Richards
Edited by: Darci G. Van Duzer
Managing Editor: Alexander JL Theoharis
Child pornography convicts are widely considered the lowliest offenders, even among criminals; only the truly depraved would indulge in such a vice. This opinion stems in large part from the innocence and vulnerability of the victims of child porn.
But [...]
Written by: Steve Glista
Researched by: Jeff W. Richards
Edited by: Peter Fehrs
Managing Editor: Brady Iandiorio
Nobody wants to start their day by facing down a couple of knife-wielding thugs in the kitchen, but eventually it happens to everyone. On January 7, 2009 it was Michael Arcay’s turn. When Daniel Bartlett and Justin Campbell broke through his front [...]
Written by: Nick Caleb
Researched by: Tom Borton
Edited by: Amy E. Seely
Managing Editor: Mary Anne Nash
People love sex. From Shakespeare to Spielberg, sex has always found its place into literature, art, and history. And with its obvious popularity, it is not surprising that people will pay for it. Because some are willing to accept payment for [...]
Written by: Kimberly Brandt
Researched by: Steve Glista
Edited by: John Deininger
Managing Editor: Lauren E. Trent
Craig Buford’s problems began with a simple dispute between teenagers. When Buford went to pick up his girlfriend for lunch, a group of teenagers he’d gambled with approached and demanded their money back. Buford refused, and when he started to leave, the [...]
Written by: Kirk Strohman
Researched by: Casey E. Sanders
Edited by: Daniel Kwak
Managing Editor: Mary Anne Nash
Executive orders can be as socially important as integrating the armed forces or simply a means of calming public anxiety in the face of the “Y2K problem.” They can be effective tools to block financing to terrorist organizations or authorize controversial [...]
Written by: Eric Blaine
Researched by: Jeff Hinman
Edited by: Jeff W. Richards
Managing Editor: Brady Iandiorio
LEGO Group, the Danish manufacturer of the beloved building toy, has been riding high lately. Where other toy companies seemed to be falling victim to age compression (the idea that children are not spending their time playing with toys as much as [...]
Written by: Dean Micknal
Researched by: Eric Wasik
Edited by: Darci G. Van Duzer
Managing Editor: Lauren E. Trent
A great American philosopher once advised, “You gotta know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em.” The deck certainly looks stacked against the online gambling industry. Last Wednesday the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve issued new rules that [...]
