Category: Editorial

Of course, the presidential race is not the only contest to watch on Election Day. The ability of the next president to be able to build a Cabinet effectively, appoint judges to the Supreme Court and other courts, and pass legislation will rely on whether or not their party controls the Senate.  In this election…

A close fight is brewing in the House of Representatives, where all 435 seats are up for grabs this Election Day. Since the vast majority of congressional districts are considered “Safe” for either party due to gerrymandering and political polarization, control of the House will lie in the hands of 39 congressional districts, scattered across…

Today, Jimmy Carter, who served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981, turns 100. He is the longest-living U.S. President in history, and the first one to ever reach 100. This is remarkable considering he has spent over 19 months and counting in hospice care. The countdown to October 1,…

While all eyes are on the presidential election this November, another closely-watched battle will be on who controls the United States Senate. Not only will the next president need their party to control the Senate to get their agenda passed, but Senate control is also required to confirm members of the president’s cabinet and judges…

There are very few events in human history that are so impactful that nearly everyone alive during them remembers exactly where they were and what they were doing when they first heard the news. The 9/11 attacks were one of those events.  Twenty-three years ago, on the clear, sunny day of September 11, 2001, the…

On the night of September 10, 2024, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris participated in their first (and likely only) debate of the 2024 presidential election. In sharp contrast to the last debate where the sitting President of the United States struggled to form coherent answers and rebuttals, this time around it was a lively debate…

Since the dawn of social media, one of the most prevalent problems has been the spread of disinformation. It can involve insignificant things, such as claiming that this celebrity said this controversial thing or that the aliens built the pyramids in Egypt. But more recently, countries and state actors have been spreading disinformation through social…

On August 22, 2024, the final night of the Democratic National Convention, Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for President of the United States, cementing her status as the first Black woman and first South Asian to be the presidential nominee of a major political party. This caps off four days of the 2024 Democratic…

On August 21, 2024, the third night of the DNC capped off with Tim Walz’s acceptance speech for the vice presidential nomination. Other high-profile speakers such as former President Bill Clinton and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi also delivered remarks. Here were the highlights and takeaways from that night, themed “A Fight for Our Freedoms”: Celebrity…