(UWIRE) Scientists at Harvard and the University of California, San Diego, have provided evidence for the first time of a gene that plays a role in shaping an individual's political beliefs. The study,...

The silver lining of President Obama's midterm "shellacking" may well be an improvement in political cooperation, as former President Jimmy Carter cautiously predicted in an interview with comedian Bill...

Georgetown alumni won multiple midterm elections throughout the nation Tuesday, though not without controversy. Incumbent Illinois Gov. Patrick Quinn (D) (SFS '71), a former sports editor of THE HOYA,...

Since the publication of my last article for THE HOYA, ("Long-Term Forecast for Afghanistan Looks Grim," Oct. 26, 2010, www.thehoya.com), I've been asked several times how the United States could win in...

Fears about the journalism industry's future hasn't stopped 1,396 writers vying to become "America's Next Great Pundit." The winner of the contest will receive a three-month contract with The Washington...

With only two weeks to go until the midterm elections, and voters across the country seeking to make their voices heard, the Georgetown University College Democrats and College Republicans are ramping...

The amount of money the United States pledged last spring in emergency aid to Haiti following the devastating earthquake: $1.15 billion. The amount of money that has since gone to Haiti to assist...

Joseph Hill (COL '11) came to Georgetown to study government, but he never could have anticipated how soon he would be actually influencing national politics. Last Wednesday, Hill testified before...

The 2010 midterm election rally held at the Democratic National Committee headquarters brought in hundreds of college students, including members of the Georgetown University College Democrats, on Sept....

Last week, during a bit of downtime, I began to think about what it means to be a sports fan. Sports talk show hosts and newspaper columnists often engage in conversations about what it means to be a true...

Since President Obama took office 21 months ago, the country's political class has debated the appropriate role of government in American society. As has been seen in recent political squabbles over the...

This is a story of three men. Three Republicans. Three future governors. From the Midwest to the Mountain West to Dixie, these pragmatists buck the talking heads' assertion that the GOP has been hijacked...