The amount of plastics Australians generate in one year produces as much greenhouse gas as 5.7 million cars on the roads annually, which is more than one-third of emissions yielded annually by the country’s car fleet. In a new study, the Australian Marine Conservation Society and WWF-Australia found that if Australia continues on its current…

In 1943, The Saturday Evening Post commissioned the eminent American poet Stephen Vincent Benét to write an essay to accompany Norman Rockwell’s painting “Freedom From Fear.” In Rockwell’s painting, we see a husband and wife tucking their son and daughter into bed. This picture seems to represent safety and comfort. The children look peaceful in…

“Each according to the dictates of his own conscience.” This phrase, attributed to George Washington, illuminates the top of Norman Rockwell’s painting “Freedom of Worship,” which shows eight different people praying. Each individual shows his own form of worship, whether it is pensive, thankful, patient, sad, petitioning, or filled with wonder. Some people look upwards,…

We each have personal opinions and thoughts that we like to discuss and compare with others. Whether on trivial or crucial matters, this discussion, enabled by freedom of speech, allows us to search for truth. “The Saturday Evening Post” commissioned the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Booth Tarkington in 1943 to write an essay to accompany Norman…