Recently, my social media feeds have been lighting up with discussion about a fascinating micronation called Liberland. As Matthew Humphries of Geek.com reports, “With the advent of modern communication and means of travel, it seems unlikely there is any area of the world left unclaimed by one nation or another. But such land does, or in fact did exist within Europe, and one man has just made his claim to it and created a brand new European nation.” Liberland claims to be a s

Students on the University of Washington’s campus were asked why they support Hillary Clinton for president. The answers are funny because well – they all give the same answer. But more than that…the answers are frightening. As a woman I can tell you we never want to be degraded down to our sex. We never want to be chosen just because we are female. Instead, the women I know what to be chosen because they are smart, talented, hard working, accomplished and have a proven

The Right to Refuse Service Undoubtedly, you have heard something in the last few weeks about the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Most likely, you have been told that it is ultimately a way that businesses can legally and openly discriminate against minorities, especially homosexuals. What the bill actually does is provide people an opportunity to be protected from lawsuits if they choose to not engage in an act of business that would violate their sincere religiou

Sahra is a Somali refugee who fled her home at 14 years old. She is now at a shelter for refugees and torture victims in Munich Germany. Her future remains uncertain as she resides in Germany under the status of “suspension of deportation.” But one photographer, Ines Dumig was moved by Sahra’s strength and courage and she sought to share this with others. Dumig said, “Every one of these (refugees) have strong stories, and in the bureaucratic system, they are just a number