Nicholas Demas

By now, you have most likely heard of Bitcoin, the "first decentralized digital currency," in the world. Created in 2009, the peer-to-peer currency used for instant electron payment. It is ideal for conducting international transactions because it…

Students have powerful voices. Setting aside political affiliations, there is an opportunity for students to collaborate and create a palpable impact by improving the rollout of the Affordable Care Act. Accordingly, the White House should support an…

Wednesday, as Facebook prepares to release its third quarter earnings, Wall Street is buzzing with optimism. The social media giant is projected to post $1.9 billion in revenue, with its earnings per share rising 58% to $.19 and sales increasing…

Last Thursday, the New York Times reported the Obama administration is considering easing sanctions against Iran, and this is just the latest sign of improving relations between the U.S. and Iran. In September, the world was surprised by the…

A 92-year-old African-American woman has sued North Carolina mere hours after Gov. Pat McCrory (R) signed a controversial voter reform bill. Rosanell Eaton says that her constitutional rights have been violated because the law requires an individual…

Thursday night, The Washington Post published an internal audit of the NSA surveillance programs leaked by Edward Snowden, which show that the NSA has violated the privacy rules in place to protect Americans' communications 2,776 times in one year.…

The American Legislative Exchange Council recently joined Yelp and what in sued was pure hatred. Known for its conservative tendencies in promoting a free market economy and limited government, the ALEC has been the center of many controversies.…

President Obama's remarks this morning on the brutal violence in Egypt have once again demonstrated how the administration continues to tiptoe around withholding the annual $1.3 billion aid given to the Egyptian military. The administration's…

President Obama will take a break from his vacation and address the growing unrest in Egypt. You can listen to the President's statements here at 10:15 a.m EST Updates below. On Wednesday over 500 Egyptians were killed and more than 3,000 wounded…

Statisticians might soon be able to predict the winner of the 2016 presidential election by studying individuals’ activity on Twitter. In fact, it could become the new way of polling. Researchers — including sociologists, statisticians, and…

Today, the Egyptian military broke-up two pro-Morsi protests, causing carnage and increased unrest. The current government just declared a month-long state emergency, including a 7 p.m. curfew for Cairo and other cities. Since Mubarak's overthrow in…

Yesterday, Anthony Weiner sat down to talk with Buzzfeed about his campaign and the ideas he has to make New York City more prosperous place. LOL! Not actually. Weiner spent most of the 47-minute interview trashing the media and being unimpressive.…

Sydney Leathers is discovering that her sexting relationship with Anthony Weiner is thrusting her into fame and even fortune. After making an adult film, giving her advice on how to seduce politicians, and a gig as a leather model, Leathers has…

Today, former Boston gangster and FBI informant Whitey Bulger was found guilty of murder, racketeering, and conspiracy after more than 30 hours of jury deliberation. Bulger has been charged with 32 counts including 19 murders, extortion, money…

Tech junkies love to speculate. Every time another keynote speech by Apple, Samsung, Google, or any other tech giant approaches, the internet buzzes with discussion about the rumored next best thing. And most of the time, they are right. On…

The president is set to address the press on a wide range of topics this afternoon, from the newly uncovered NSA email content searches to the cancelling of his meeting with President Putin.  In a recent New York Times article, it was unveiled that…

On Thursday, U.S. researchers announced that they have completed preliminary successful malaria vaccinations on a small, test group. In 2010, malaria killed over 1 million people and infected 200 million. This outcome is one of the most promising in…

I want to take you back to the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, during the height of the Cold War. The U.S. hockey team, made up of amateur athletes, was pitted against one of the most dominant hockey teams in history from the Soviet Union.…

Justin Bieber, you are not some secret CIA spy. You don't look cool when you jump out of a sunroof, slide across the hood of your car, rip off your shirt and hat, and scream at someone because they want their bowtie back. You look ridiculous. You're…

Can you say scrambled eggs? In France, poultry farmers pummeled a tax office in Brittany with 100,000 eggs, protesting a fall in prices and increased animal welfare regulations imposed by the EU. The farmers are vowing to destroy 100,000 eggs every…