Contemplating Media & the First Amendment
American nationalism has dictated the way Americans view the world for decades, and this nationalism is reflected in our media. Americans are infamous for our lack of global knowledge and understanding, and this sheltered viewpoint is exacerbated by the way American media outlets cover international topics. Foreign topics are rarely covered in American media unless... Continue Reading →
The answer is not a federal wage, nor is it $15 an hour. The United States is one of the few countries where the minimum wage is determined by lawmakers, in many others, economists bear that responsibility based on a formula. Over the last 60 years or so, the United States has raised its minimum... Continue Reading →
Yet again, Trump is threatening to fire someone in his cabinet. The victim this time is Inspector General Michael Atkinson. This is because Atkinson found the whistleblower complaint about Ukraine to be accurate. How prolific. Queen Maggie Haberman writes that firing the Inspector General would be detrimental to Trump’s case. Similarly to the firing of... Continue Reading →
Image: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/us/howard-county-school-redistricting.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share A recent plan to desegregate schools in Columbia, Maryland, a suburb that prides itself on inclusion, has sparked heated debate and protests. This article from the New York Times gave a lot of space for those against using bussing to integrate schools in Columbia to discuss their reasoning. The article provided instances of... Continue Reading →
An article published on November 8th, 2019 by the New York Times discussed the increase in patients being sued by hospitals for not paying hospital bills; this increase is linked to higher deductible rates and less insurance coverage in recent years, which has led to hospitals losing money. Seeing this post made me think of... Continue Reading →
A lawyer at the University of North Texas, Caitlin Sewell, resigned after giving a speech about the First Amendment. During this event, she was supposed to be giving the students an understanding of civil discourse and the type of language protected under the First Amendment. She proceeds to warn everyone that what she is going... Continue Reading →
Have you ever bought vegan “Cheez” or “Chik’n”? Or, perhaps, "Just Like Parmesan… plant based cheese"? The reason why these pseudonyms for vegan products exist is because of the FDA. The FDA regulates what can and can’t be identified as certain foods, and since technically vegan cheese alternative isn’t actually cheese, it cannot be sold... Continue Reading →
Student journalists at Central Washington University are speaking out after months of interference from the university's administration. The university's student-run newspaper and television station have been trying to prepare for the real world of journalism, but the university has forced them to change the way they go about reporting. To interview any employee, faculty or... Continue Reading →
Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders has raised upwards of $10 million dollars a week after launching his presidential campaign. The average contribution of those donations were $27. Sanders is among many to vocally rebuke Super PAC money, he is one to consistently celebrate that much of his donations come from small donors. Services like Actblue, make... Continue Reading →
When we as a society had been presented with the mere notion of “fake news,” some of us laughed, some of us brushed it off as President Trump solidified to Twitter to be his main mode of communication with the American people. Little did we know, we had already been victims cyber terrorism. Between Facebook... Continue Reading →
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