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State budgets should be reevaluated if Americans want affordable healthcare Despite efforts on behalf of Republicans to do away with the Affordable Care Act, 37 states have voted to expand Medicaid. These include Idaho, Nebraska and Utah, which voted in the midterm elections to adopt Medicaid expansion. While Medicaid expansion has afforded  benefits in multiple […]

How misinformation, personal bias threaten critical thought Fake news: it’s a phrase we hear more and more in today’s political climate in reference to sensationalist and oftentimes entirely fabricated journalism. Its effects are widespread and damaging; according to one analysis of Facebook trends during the 2016 election, the top 20 fake news stories had more […]

Our political environment is ripe with fear and laziness At a recent rally in Texas, Trump declared himself a “nationalist,” embracing the title while ridiculing globalism, much to the pleasure of his supporters. “You know what I am; I’m a nationalist. Use that word.” Being an American and being a nationalist are not the same […]

Instagram users often glorify their lives to attract more “likes,” attention In many ways Instagram has surpassed Facebook in terms of social engagement levels. And as far as Snapchat is concerned, it still doesn’t hold a candle to Instagram. There’s no question that Instagram has perks like community building, self-identity and self-expression, but, it has […]

Talking about male sexuality is a good way forward In the wake of the sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein that kickstarted the #MeToo movement, the New York Times published an opinion piece by author Stephen Marche arguing for more discussions about masculinity. “[We were] having a public conversation about male sexual misbehavior, while barely […]

Under the nonexistent threat of voter fraud, Republicans suppress minority votes Despite becoming president of the United States of America following the 2016 election, Donald Trump, and numerous other Republicans, cried voter fraud. They asserted that there was a widespread attempt on behalf of the Democrats to cheat on elections through illegal voting. With the […]

Social media users should make sure that their information comes from a reliable source Anyone who is well-acquainted with social media has probably been exposed to neo-yellow journalism, which lures users to a highly-exaggerated post or thumbnail link. Many of us, while being suspicious of its authenticity, take the bait anyway. Despite falling for clickbait, […]

How an unwillingness to debate is creating a toxic campus political environment According to UCLA researchers, college first-years are more politically polarized today than they have been in over five decades. The class of incoming college first-years from Fall Quarter of 2016 were, distinctly, the most politically polarized cohort in 51 years, according to […]

Americans fail to uphold the ideals of Lady Liberty The Syrian refugee crisis, the largest refugee and displacement crisis since World War II, has displaced over 11 million people. Syrians fleeing violence are primarily being hosted by countries that do not have the resources to take care of them. Only a fraction of these 5.6 […]

Why going “nuclear” is killing America America is lilting toward the latter half of the motto, “United we stand, divided we fall.” It’s a scary thought, ripe with tension and borne through the electoral bickering that has defined a generation of extremely partisan governance. Here’s another scary thought: A man with credible accusations of sexual […]

Charlie Kirk’s strategic modus operandi to take over student governments nationwide Turning Point USA is a 501(c)(3) that was founded in 2012 to organize conservative students on college and high school campuses. The founder Charlie Kirk has started several other projects in conjunction with Turning Point USA, such as Professor Watchlist, a racist and pro-fascist […]

Parsing some of the top stories this summer When I don’t know what to write, I like to read the news. It’s probably what everyone –– journalists and the general public alike –– should be doing anyway, but summer is just ending and the cobwebs have to be sheared off at some point. News should […]