An Analysis of Israeli Attacks Committed in the Recent Invasion of Gaza By: Tobiashus Swatherton Twenty-four hours before Israel invaded the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered 1.1 million Palestinians to evacuate to southern Gaza. The invasion was in response to the horrific pillaging, kidnapping, and raping that Hamas committed on October 7th. Nonetheless, more Americans […]
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The Obscene Sentence of Sam Bankman-Fried
By: Weston Tregay Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crimes Do not Reflect His Sentence In 2019, Sam Bankman-Fried founded FTX (Futures Exchange) Trading Ltd.— the third largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world. Yet, in a few months, the $32 billion exchange would be bankrupt and its founder in jail. Sam Bankman Fried has cheated thousands of investors out […]
Trump vs. Biden: A Rematch
By: Mirabel Ge Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s respective campaign strategies for 2024 America holds its breath as November approaches. It is 2020 all over again—Trump versus Biden— but this time around the two candidates are all too familiar with each other. A presidential candidate with four criminal charges and the first-ever former president indicted […]
The Puppet Masters of Democracy
How does reliance on technological advancement jeopardize our democracy? By: Tia Reddy What do Starlink and Facebook have in common? They are both United States-based companies that could single-handedly decide the outcome of our nation’s politics: techno-autocracies. The tech-savvy decision-makers of these companies are not elected policymakers, geopoliticians, or constitutional law experts who debate and […]
Haitian Gang Violence
A Product of the United States By: James Foote Haiti is no stranger to violence and instability. The country has hardly had a moment of peace over its long history. Controlled by France in the colonial era, Haitian slaves grew and harvested sugar and coffee for their white enslavers. In 1804, Haitian slaves led the first successful slave […]
California’s $20 Minimum Wage
Inflation instigator or savior of the working class? By: Gordon Miller As the American economy continues its steady growth, the question of how to close the ever-growing wealth gap is of growing importance. California’s new $20 fast-food minimum wage law is one potential answer. Signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom last September, Assembly Bill AB1228 promises to be […]
Growing Tensions in Europe
Finland and Sweden join NATO By: Oliver Straight Nissen Finland and Sweden have joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), being annexed on April 4, 2023 and March 7, 2024, respectively. Their inclusion means that the entirety of Northern Europe is now united under NATO, which will only further strengthen the region. However, with NATO’s expansion […]
The cowardice behind Putin’s madness against his opponent
Alexei Navalny Was Murdered For Telling the Truth By: David Xiong On March 21, 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin swept yet again another “democratic” Russian election. He broke records by capturing 87.3% of the vote with a whopping 77.4%. His opponents? They got a 3-4% share of the vote. The election was most certainly anything but “democratic.” Putin borrowed […]
Nuclear Weapons in Space
Why their ban should be held and the threat Russia holds By: David Moon Nuclear weapons: tools of ultimate destruction. Space: a vast, infinite unknown. If combined, they have the potential to be devastating. Now, the Russian Federation allegedly has procured such a device. As such, our nation should divest resources to protect the people […]
Apple: Right or Wrong?
By: Andreu Beltran Apple: Right or Wrong? The Department of Justice Sues Apple for Monopolizing Smartphone Industry Monopoly is not just a board game. In an increasingly digital world, businesses find increasingly creative ways to manipulate consumers and jeopardize competing businesses in order to maximize their profit. Apple is one example of a larger problem. The Department […]