I choose what goes in my body.I eat delicious food, drink Vermont beer and take some Tums when all that food and drink does not agree with me.I also choose what I want kept out of my body.I do not use...

Last week, President Barack Obama spoke to high school students in Arlington, Va., about the importance of working hard in school. Unfortunately, concerns about the speech's partisan content forced the...

He should have known — he really should have known.After only a few trials, Pavlov knew that his dogs would salivate at the sound of a bell, but Obama hasn't yet discovered that half the population...

Do you remember your first computer?You know, the one you used to play Number Munchers and Oregon Trail on? The one you downloaded so much illegal music and who-knows-what-else on to the hard drive that...

Amid all the discussions on health care reform — the public option, single-payer system, free market — there is one factor that has been continually downplayed by the media.  That...

About a week ago, a friend of mine asked me what it was like to be bi.Bipartisan, that is.All I could say is what I'll tell you: I'm not bipartisan. I'm not even non-partisan. I'm not anything! I am the...

So, the Westboro Baptist Church came to Burlington — which I guess is like Michael Vick attending the Westminster Dog Show.Justifiably, a good chunk of Burlington came out to show the church that...

Freshmen may have been disappointed to find out that UVM's parking permit policy restricts any student who has been on campus for less than two semesters from obtaining a parking permit.While many in the...

I won't insult your intelligence by dropping the words "hooking up," "beer pong" or "Twitbook" like those white-haired pundits do every time they're trying to connect with our generation.Lately, the tone...

President Barack Obama in fact may be a racist, just like you.Ok, ok, "racist" might be a little strong but here, let me explain.When Henry Louis Gates Jr., the Harvard Professor, a self-proclaimed victim...

When I was a kid, I had a friend who couldn't tell the difference between blue and green, red, orange, yellow or brown.is world was a simple, soft array of black and white hues. Literally.Now, many years...

It's great to be back.Well, in reality I'm still at home, but sitting down to write my first Cynic piece has given me a bit of back-to-school excitement. While it is tempting to dive right into the new...