The Traveler

Until the election, Arkansas conservatives were warning voters of the instability cohabiting couples would lend foster or adoptive children. And while their statistics were correct - that cohabiting couples are more likely to break up than married couples - it's a difficult point to argue when Arkansas also has the second-highest divorce rate in the country.… Post the First Comment

Though gas prices have been falling steadily the past few months, the same cannot be said of UA tuition.

Last March, the board of trustees approved a 5 percent increase in tuition, as well as a $2 a credit hour fee. Another meeting about tuition is expected this April, and fees will most likely go up again because of the economic downturn and ever-increasing maintenance costs of the UA.… Post the First Comment

Philosophers, theologians, regular people and others have contemplated for thousands of years the question of what happens when you die, but I now have the definitive, complete answer, broken down step by step and presented here to you, my loyal readers. And let me tell you, it's pretty crazy.… 11 Comments

A student, a football player, came late to my morning class last week, carrying in his hand a copy of the school newspaper that had on the front page a picture of Barack Obama, the president-elect.

He wanted me to be very elated about Obama's win. He wanted me to identify with Obama as a member of the black race.… Post the First Comment