Contemplating Media & the First Amendment
China’s biggest national TV station, CCTV, refused to air an NBA preseason game between the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors on Thursday. According to Time magazine, the Chinese backlash comes after the Rockets general manager, Daryl Morey tweeted “Fight for Freedom, Stand with Hong Kong,” on October 8. Now if you haven’t been keeping... Continue Reading →
(Image source) If you’ve been on social media within the past few days, you have probably seen that now infamous photo of Ellen DeGeneres sitting with former U.S. President George W. Bush at a Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers football game. While many are applauding Ellen for demonstrating friendly bipartisanship, personally I feel like... Continue Reading →
Residents of Northern California can’t look at wind the same way anymore. It’s not just a normal weather day anymore when they see high winds in the forecast, they’ve been trained to have an almost pavlovian response to it telling them that fires are coming. Because historically, they are. The cause of some of the... Continue Reading →
Increasingly a breed of news reporting, that started as an easy way to include public opinion, is deciding what is news itself. This is, of course, the tweet-littered article with little original reporting to be seen. In my experience, journalists who use this tactic seem to have an uncanny ability to somehow filter their search... Continue Reading →
In United States v. Nixon (1974,) Nixon sued the United States for violating the Impeachment clause, Article I, Section III, Section VI of the Constitution. In the midst of the “Watergate” dispute Nixon was subpoenaed to court and he refused to hand over his communications. The Courts found that the president’s executive privilege does not... Continue Reading →
Background Long hours, arduous unplanned work for little to no wages. This describes the work of many undocumented immigrants who chase disasters as a means of living. The following blog post will explore the lives of migrant workers who oftentimes come from Central or South America for work to states like Florida which is often... Continue Reading →
Trump? Not looking too hot lately, y'all. In the midst of his impeachment, there is much to be said about President Trump, and not much of it is good. Since he wanted to let a foreign government investigate a U.S. person and candidate to better his own re-election campaign, officials in the White House are... Continue Reading →
There is a discussion on whether President Trump obstructed justice through taking action towards the FBI’s investigation of Russian interference with the 2016 United States presidential election. There are concerns that Trump’s actions Targeted the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton Campaign to help Trump’s campaign, but according to the Mueller Report, there are no signs that... Continue Reading →
One of the most frequent complaints I hear from other people about the news is that it makes them feel hopeless. In the 2010s, people have been bombarded like never before with news about issues that are out of their power. Although the impeachment is not necessarily one of these topics - in fact, it's... Continue Reading →
When we use the Private Window option on our phones, it says, “Safari won’t remember the pages you visited, your search history, or your AutoFill information after you close a tab in Private Browsing Mode.” There is good and bad that comes from this. I’m sure we’ve all used Private Mode at least once when... Continue Reading →
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