Opinion – The Tower

Temper CRISPR with suspicion

The prospect of designer genes comes with both good and bad.

Our Unequal Separation of Church and State

The American doctrine of religious liberty and separation of church and state began as a good attempt to mark out the boundaries of the secular and the religious and allow each to flourish on its own. Yet it seems to me that this is, at best, an unequal yoking.

by Julia Westwick

Mind Games

SB 11 and HB 18 are symptoms of a larger shift in how our culture views schools. Instead of just viewing school as a place for academic learning, we increasingly view it as a place for young adult daycare and moral growth.

by Blaise Fort

An American Epilogue

Our tendency will always be to seek out a sovereign ruler.

by Zachary Neeley

Racism's Antidote

“You know you’re a mud person, right, Zach?”

by Victoria Ydens

Modesty in the Classroom

Many people believe that dressing modestly means covering up the female body, or even see modesty as a way for men to oppress women by ‘forcing’ them to dress conservatively. Some feminists even partake in ‘slut walks’ in which participants wear very little clothing in an attempt to normalize immodest attire for women. Personally, I […]

by Isaac Ogbo

Is Wit the Same as Parody?

Political discourse has taken an ever greater presence in our social fabric. Of course, discussions of topics such as cultural taboos or controversial legislation have always happened at the dinner table, freely discussed among family, friends or coworkers. However, this century has seen the rise of a more socially aware generation, eager to join the […]