Feb 16, 2015 | Notes, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 48
Small businesses are imperative in the United States economy. Small businesses make up 99.7 percent of all employer firms in the United States. These firms employ nearly fifty-five million individuals and provide 42.6 percent of the nation’s private-sector payroll. In...
Feb 15, 2015 | Notes, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 48
Hydraulic fracturing—also known as fracking or hydrofracking—is a highly controversial process used for the extraction of oil and natural gas. To date, regulation at the federal level—by Congress and the EPA—has failed to set clear standards for use of the technique....
Feb 14, 2015 | Notes, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 48
Despite widespread criticism and a lack of scientific legitimacy, therapists throughout the United States continue to use Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE) on patients seeking to change their sexual orientation. SOCE, also known as conversion or reparative...
Feb 13, 2015 | Notes, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 48
The rise and expansion of technology has allowed cell phones and smart phones to store vast amounts of information. The capacity of data and information contained within the cell phone provides citizens with great access to information all in one small, contained, and...
Feb 12, 2015 | Notes, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 48
The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees the freedom of expression and seeks to foster an environment where individual ideas can freely flourish and develop. While the right of free expression is imperative in a democratic society, it is not an absolute...
Feb 11, 2015 | Notes, Number 1, Print Edition, Volume 48
United States Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall established the long accepted legal definition of a corporation when he stated that a “corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law.” Although the legal...
