Trump Erases Time
Since his term began in January of 2017, President Trump has worked to unravel his predecessors’ legislative efforts to lessen the effects of climate change. In March, 2017, President Trump made an executive order, instructing the EPA to repeal the Clean Power Plan that was put into place under the Obama administration. The plan was […]
America’s Pro-Life Movement: an Attempt to Expand a Window
Over the past few months, America has stepped backwards. Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, and Utah have passed laws restricting abortion, even in severe cases. Last week, Time Magazine stated that the extreme law passed by the Alabama legislature “[makes] performing an abortion a felony in nearly all cases unless necessary for the mother’s […]
Democracy at Work
The city of Chicago recently made history, electing its first gay, African-American female mayor, Lori Lightfoot. It also made history by ending a vicious cycle of political corruption. For many years, the city’s politicians have been charged with crimes and dishonesty. As the Chicago Tribune noted, this year, the city saw “its 30th alderman since […]
Fight Like A Girl
Trump’s being president has led to even more anger regarding sexual assault, as he has sexually assaulted women, so many more men have been accused of acting in this way. There have been so many cases of sexual assault lately, as women are being compelled to speak out. For this reason, my school and many other schools […]
Spacey’s Bad Acting
Hey guys, I know it’s been a while-sorry I’ve been busy with college and start of the school year stuff, but I want to get back to blogging. One thing that has got me really interested back into contemporary affairs is the whole business of Kevin Spacey. Back when he was a young actor, he […]
Defending DACA Means Defending Humans
Recently, President Trump announced that he was planning to repeal the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). President Obama created DACA to protect immigrants who arrived in the United States as young children. When one hears about DACA’s repeal, one might dismiss it as affecting only others, but that is far from the truth. […]
Concussion
Recently, a study was published that claims 99% of National Football League athletes, who donated their brain to science, were suffering from CTE, or Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. This disease is a degenerative brain condition, leading to emotional, cognitive, and behavioral problems. The main cause for CTE is multiple hits to the head over a long […]
Approaching the 72nd Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: the Bombings that Saved Millions
Although peace is essential and bombs, in most cases, are unfavorable, the use of nuclear weapons at Hiroshima and Nagasaki was justified. Not only did America’s aggressiveness define the country as a superpower, but it saved the lives of many. If hand-to-hand fighting occurred, the risk existed that Japanese soldiers would continue using disastrous defense […]
Affirmative Discrimination
As 10th graders prepare to start the college process, 11th graders are about to send applications, and 12th graders are about to start freshman year. However, deeply seeded throughout the whole process towards college is a policy known as affirmative action. This policy lets colleges and universities boost or lower certain applications based on their […]
De Blasio’s Misstep
This past week, the G20 International summit took off in full swing. Leaders from around the world gathered for the annual economic forum. Central Bank Presidents, Prime Ministers, and Presidents came to check in on the global economy and work on the future. Chancellor Angela Merkel presided over the events in Hamburg. Many watched in […]