Fabian Grund fgrund@uwyo.edu In most developed countries it is legal to buy alcoholic beverages at the age of 18. Only in Iceland, Japan, South Korea and the land of the free, the United States, the legal drinking age is over 18. Furthermore, the US has the highest legal drinking age with 21. European countries like…
The gender wage gap in the United States seems to be increasing while the wage gap in Wyoming remains fairly steady. With the largest gender wage gap in the United States, Wyoming women still earn about 30 percent less than men, making about 63 cents to every dollar that a man makes, according to the…
On Feb. 12 North Korean state media announced that it had conducted an underground nuclear test, despite the several UN sanctions already in place. This set the stage for a series of war threats from the Northern regime’s young leader Kim Jong-un directed towards the United States and its allies. However, Kim might be bluffing…
Gary Johnson had never been involved in politics prior to being elected governor of New Mexico. He started out as an entrepreneur and ended up selling his business that came to employ over 1,000 people before running for office. He ran for governor of New Mexico, a state that usually votes Democrat, on the Republican…
Over a month ago, the United States seemed to be making progress in nuclear talks with Iran, but now North Korea is becoming a concern as repeated threats have been made to South Korea and the United States. Most of the threats have come in the form of North Korea saying it will launch a…
India Awareness Week an event hosted by Milaap will showcase the culture of India through a Documentary, Bollywood movie and Panel discussions throughout this week. The week started off with a documentary on Monday and a Bollywood movie Tuesday. The goal of the movie was to raise funds for an ongoing project, which works to…
The Defense of Marriage Act has recently been deemed unconstitutional in several court cases since the Obama Administration instructed the Department of Justice to cease DOMA court defending in 2011. DOMA, which was signed into law in 1996 by President Bill Clinton, is a federal law that restricts federal marriage benefits to heterosexual couples. Under…
While the United States continues to fight the issue of same-sex marriages in the Supreme Court, others countries show signs of embracing same-sex marriage. Countries such as the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain have already legalized same-sex marriages and on Tuesday, Uruguay became the latest to join them. The Senate passed the bill with a vote…
Iran has begun to make progress with world powers from the United States, China, France, Great Britain, Russia and Germany in its nuclear weapon talks. While no agreements have been made yet, the most recent talk on Wednesday has been more progressive than ones in the past. The other leaders have tried to “get closer…
