The newly elected mayor has ambitious ideas, but will he follow through? There is a simple formula to become an American politician. First, a candidate espouses a plan to cheapen healthcare and lower taxes. Then, they remind the public that they are an ordinary citizen. New York City’s mayoral candidates have excelled at executing this […]
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The Politics of the World Cup
How President Trump has turned sport into political leverage As the final whistle blew, Chelsea became the Club World Cup victors. To celebrate their victory, a ceremony was held in New York after the game ended. President Donald Trump joined FIFA President Gianni Infantino in handing out medals to everyone who participated in the match. […]
The Name is Mamdani
In under a month, Zohran Mamdani has proved himself more than capable In an increasingly right-wing federal administration, 35-year-old democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani’s landslide victory as Mayor of New York City was shocking. However, Mamdani’s tenure has been successful so far: he connects with New Yorkers on a personal level, creates policies that elevate New […]
Creative Expression: The Difference between Slop and Art
Why artificial intelligence will never be able to create real art People have always created art: from handprints in caves to bananas taped to walls, the innate yearning for creative expression has evolved alongside technological advancements. This reality has allowed for the creation of entirely new forms of art. Today, with the advent of generative […]
When Money Becomes Political
What happens when there’s a hostile takeover of the central bank? Until Donald Trump, no president had ever opened a criminal investigation into a chairman of the Federal Reserve. Since he took office for the second time, President Trump has terminated swaths of federal employees and politicized numerous formerly apolitical offices. However, his most unprecedented […]
The Importance of Having Enough Child VaccinesU.S. government implements changes to the childhood vaccine schedule
In December 2025, President Donald Trump ordered that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) research childhood immunization recommendations of other countries. The scientific assessment concluded that the U.S. recommended more vaccines than the majority of other countries. Based on these findings, the CDC cut the number of recommended vaccines from 17 to 11. […]
Five Years Later…
Strife and polarization are the legacy of the January 6th insurrection More than two thousand of President Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, to stop Congress from certifying the electoral votes of the 2020 presidential election. Seven people died in the riot, and four Capitol Police officers committed suicide in subsequent […]
What Trump’s “Great Healthcare Plan” Means for Americans
President Trump plans to deliver money straight to healthcare patients Once again, President Donald Trump has made a far-fetched promise to the American people: his “Great Healthcare Plan” is a formula that will supposedly deliver money directly to citizens instead of insurance companies. However, many are skeptical about this plan’s execution. Healthcare prices have soared […]
U.S. Strikes Against ISIS
The Operation Hawkeye strike and retaliation against ISIS in Syria On December 13, 2025, two U.S. soldiers and one civilian interpreter were killed in Palmyra, a city in central Syria. The shooter, a lone ISIS affiliated Gunman, was eliminated soon after by Syrian security forces belonging to the transitional government of new President Ahmed al-Sharaa. […]
Self Defense or Murder?
ICE Shooting in Minneapolis leaves public opinion divided On January 7, in the same city where an act of police brutality led to the murder of George Floyd nearly five years ago, another Minneapolis resident lost her life to law enforcement. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Jonathan Ross fatally shot Renée Good after a […]