By: Lucas Liu Longstanding discrimination against Asian-Americans predates the pandemic In the past year, the United States has seen an unprecedented spike in anti-Asian hate crimes all across the country. It has become quite undeniable that the increase in anti-Asian hate crimes correlates directly to some people’s hatred and frustration nationwide at COVID-19, which is […]
Vaccine Distribution in Israel and the Palestinian Authority
By: Nico Berns Is Israel Responsible for non-Israeli Palestinian’s Vaccinations? Israel has been praised for its record vaccination pace, with over half of its population fully vaccinated as of April 15th. This includes Jews, Arabs, Christians, and all of those who are legal residents and citizens. The media, however, has raised questions regarding whether or […]
The National Debt
By: Alejandro Moro-Araujo How credible are Republicans‘ worries about the National Debt? The United States currently owes roughly twenty-eight trillion dollars in debt. While this figure may seem concerning, it should not be. Republicans assert that foreign investors own too much of that debt. For decades, Republicans have claimed that increasing the national debt is […]
Why Communism Doesn’t Work
By: Laura Cox Motivation plummets when freedom is taken away Recently, the Democratic Party has advocated aggressively for equality, at some points opposing capitalism. Following the line of this mentality, one ideology rises to the spot light: communism. While communism is appealing theoretically because it advocates that everyone should be equal, in practice, communism leads […]
Governor Greg Abbott Lifts Mask Mandate
By: Kaia Patterson Texas lost in the void of right-wing politics “We’re seeing politics and science literally crashing.” Morgan State University Professor Timothy Atkers’ comment came in light of Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s lift of a statewide mask mandate on March 2, 2021. Ignoring multiple pleas from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), […]
The Suez Canal Blockage
By: Kira Tian How it Reveals Shortcomings of Globalization Starting on March 23rd, the Suez Canal, the world’s busiest shipping chokepoint, was completely blocked for a week by Ever Given, one of the world’s largest container cargo ships. Extending from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, the Suez Canal gives passage to merchant ships carrying […]
Outlook on 2022 Midterms
By: Bradford Kimball Can the Blue Wall stop a Red Wave in 2022? Since 2002, the party in power has consistently lost midterm elections. Traditional wisdom would state that the Democrats would suffer losses in 2022, similar to Obama’s Democrats in 2010. However, Democrats have a solid chance to hold both their House and Senate […]