Medicine Sarah Ertelt | 15 Dec 2016 The 21st Century Cures Act and Prioritizing Diseases The 21st Century Cares Act has received rare bipartisan support. What are the implications for American healthcare?
Society Sarah Ertelt | 28 Nov 2016 The Church of Trump? Christians are a large voting base in the U.S., further blurring the lines between political ideology and religion - especially in the case of Mr. Trump's election.
Archaeology and Ethnic Identity Excavation of Jesus's tomb in Jerusalem and the Sioux tribe's protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline illustrate the tension between archaeology and ethnic identity. 12 Nov 2016 | Sarah Ertelt
Curing HIV in a Creationist America How should American creationists balance their faith and the medical advances that contradict it? 24 Oct 2016 | Sarah Ertelt
"French-ness" and the Burkini Ban What does the burkini ban say about France's notions of religious freedom? 7 Sep 2016 | Sarah Ertelt
Jupiter's New Companion NASA's latest probe entered Jupiter's orbit late on July 4th, furthering debates on the value of space exploration. 19 Jul 2016 | Sarah Ertelt
Social Media Vigils and Mass Shootings Reflecting on the recent Orlando mass shooting, and the role social media plays in both passing gun control legislation and sensationalizing tragedies. 15 Jul 2016 | Sarah Ertelt
Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Abortion Law Recent Supreme Court decisions have sparked controversy and set precedent for the ongoing abortion debate in America. 13 Jul 2016 | Sarah Ertelt
Consent to Dying: The Case of Julianne Snow Investigating the case of Julianne Snow, a five-year-old girl who chose to refuse medical treatment to a degenerative neurological disease known as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Do children have the capacity to consent to dying? 1 Jul 2016 | Sarah Ertelt
The Church of Green Capitalism Religion has been notoriously hard to define since before the common era. Make the definition of “religion” too exclusive and well-established movements such as Scientology are left out; make the … Continue reading "The Church of Green Capitalism" 7 Mar 2016 | Sarah Ertelt
The Right to Gluttony: Sustainability vs. Individual Rights Can your individual right to have a steak be overruled by a global need for a sustainable future? 30 Oct 2015 | Sarah Ertelt
Alternatives to Incarceration: The Impact of Prison on the Black Community Black Incarceration rates have led other ethnic groups in the US for decades. How will this impact the future of American society? 17 Sep 2015 | Sarah Ertelt
Is Banning the Hijab the Best Way to Fight Extremism in Egypt? Egyptian authorities are moving toward banning veils in public places. Does this combat extremism or suppress religious freedom? 10 Sep 2015 | Sarah Ertelt
