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The 2024 Race Begins: A Spectacle of Disinformation
So far, Donald Trump was absent from all 5 Republican primary debates. He is facing 91 criminal charges and will go down in history as the man who tried to overturn the results of a legitimate presidential election.
Social Media & American Democracy - a blessing or a curse?
302 million people in the United States use social media. These platforms significantly impact on citizens and, therefore, on US politics and democracy.
All About Debt
With national debt becoming an even more hotly contested topic during the GOP primaries and upcoming elections, it’s important to delve into the facts of this economic phenomenon.
Distraction: the impact of social media
Those familiar with George Orwell’s 1984 are equally familiar with the authoritarian dystopia presented in Neil Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death, written only one year after that titled in Orwell’s story. In Postman’s book, television, and widespread broadcast media created a ‘fictitious’ power dominance over print media.
The effects of the China-US tariff war on the US and Mexico
As China’s and the United States’ political relationship has become more tense, so have trade tariffs. Under the Trump administration, steep tariffs were implemented on imported Chinese goods. Will Mexico become the alternative go-to exporter?
Should foreign-born Americans be eligible to be President?
In 1789, nine states ratified what now is the supreme law of the United States - the Constitution. Since its enactment, it has been amended a total of 27 times; the last time being 31 years ago.
Appreciating Democracy: lessons from Georgia
'Democracy' is a word flung around in America carelessly, repeatedly, thoughtlessly. We say it with pride, pairing it with words like 'liberty' and 'equality.' Or we say it with indifference or annoyance, pairing it with words like 'polarization' and 'division.'
The Male Body Image
After a 4-year hiatus, the famed and anticipated Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is back. This is despite being canceled due to low television ratings and sales, rising controversies surrounding the company's CEO Lex Wexner and Jeffery Epstein, and concerns over its lack of diversity and size inclusivity.
The Fanatical Martyr: Impossible Expectations for Lyndon B. Johnson
The world was at risk of no longer existing, dangling at the mercy of weaponry created by the very individuals who fear it, with the responsibility for resolution slipping from leader to leader.
SCOTUS v Affirmative Action
The Supreme Court on Affirmative Action: What This Ruling Means for America's Newest Generation of College-goers.
Erasing Women’s History
If you were to view all of humanity’s past through various historical biographies and records, you would think that women did not exist until recent times, or at least not in any significant way. But this inference would not be true.
Iran - What's Next?
Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old from the Kurdistan province of Iran, traveled to Tehran in September 2022 to visit her brother. As is customary in Kurdistan, she wore her hijab with some hair showing in the front.
Is Gene Editing Ethical?
While her friends played at school, Alyssa lay defeated in a London hospital after unsuccessful chemotherapy and bone-marrow transplant treatments. She thought she “would … pass away” from Leukemia until her doctor proposed a revolutionary treatment - CRISPR.
The Payback Problem
In 2022, a majority of American students departed college with debt. The United States standard loan outline (1) dictates students pay off their loans over the course of a decade, but the reality is that this plan - created in 1992 - is outdated and unreasonable for many American young adults.
The Political Cynic
In an effort to be a good granddaughter, I called my grandfather the other day. I started to drift off, when suddenly, he said something that grabbed my attention: 'Child, don’t get into politics. It’s a giant swamp, it’s worse than the gutter. They make a career not caring about others.'
Analysis of the 2022 Midterm Elections
On December 6th, 2022, Democrat Raphael Warnock beat out his Republican challenger Herschel Walker to win the Georgia runoff election for the US Senate. Warnock’s victory marked the end of the 2022 midterm elections, a series of prediction-defying contests that saw the Republicans take the House but the Democrats expand their control in the Senate.
The Uncertain Future of Emissions Disclosure
For years, investors have struggled to compare the impact that companies have on the climate, as well as the risks climate change poses to them. This is why in March 2022 the United States the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed the Climate Disclosure Rules.