James was walking through the High Museum of Art in Atlanta with his brother, Jonathan, when he said something truly profound to him. As they passed by the various works of art, a section of the museum...
I have lived in Ecuador and am now in South Africa, and in both places, I’ve experienced a full array of commentaries on my American nationality.
First, there are the paranoid people in South America...
Whether you are politically inclined or you spent the first couple hours of the debate thinking it was reality TV, we all can agree that there was some level of personal utility to be gained from the...
As a college student, you likely find yourself fairly removed from the high school scene. Your days are no longer plagued with mystery meals from your school cafeteria, lockers you can’t remember the...
Due to our proximity to the White House and abundance of "politically inclined" students, it is no wonder that House of Cards is one of the most popular shows on everyone's Netflix.
If you are an avid...
By now it should be obvious that we love emojis. As we wait anxiously for the emoji update that promises hundreds of new emojiis, let’s make sure we’re taking advantage of the emojiis currently at...
On April 22, 2013, the Georgetown University Lecture Fund will present a lecture by James Carville, one of America's leading Democratic political strategists. Carville, who has garnered national and...
U-S-A, U-S-A, U-S-A! It's inauguration weekend! You know what that means! Beyoncé is FINALLY being recognized as the real president of the United States of... wait...what? She's not? Well that's just...
Sometimes, practicality must give way to principle. Such is the case with Veterans Day, which universities ought to have honored by canceling classes yesterday.
Government offices, banks and many businesses...
Happy July, everybody! We hope you all survived the heat, the derecho (with all of the falling trees), the heat, the 4th and all of the heat. Luckily for us, D.C. is once again cool enough to exist without...
The casual rant against America is always followed by a quick justification: "It's not like I'm anti-American. I like you! I'm just anti-America, you know?"
A few days, ago my teaching assistant opened...
Those of you who happened to read my very first column this semester may remember a reference made to Indian call centers as the most common point of contact between the average American and the world's...
