Photo courtesy of Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Flickr President Trump late Friday evening joined European Allied Forces to launch airstrikes on Syria after Bashar Assad’s regime gruesomely released poison gas on the people of Damascus leading to the death of more than 40 people. He announced in a press conference […]
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Affluenza should not be considered a mental disorder
Photo courtesy of CDC Amanda Mills Affluenza is a funny word. It sounds real, it’s pronunciation rolling off your tongue like any other verified English word. It looks real, the spelling by all means accurate and almost scientific-looking. It even appears to be real, with its own place in the […]
New census question will help deter illegal immigrants
Photo courtesy of U.S. Government, Wikipedia The Commerce Department of the Trump administration stated last week that the question of citizenship status is going to be implemented into the 2020 census to draw a more accurate number of each district in the United States. This has set off a tirade […]
MLB rule changes speed up game but aren’t necessary
Photo courtesy of Arturo Pardavilla, Wikipedia The leisurely pace of America’s pastime that many have become so accustomed to since its inception will look to be accelerated this season, as Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced back in February that there would be a series of rule changes that would […]
Shipping emissions should be addressed now, not later
Photo courtesy of Wmeinhart, Wikipedia As various countries and industries try to meet their assigned cuts in carbon emissions, the shipping industry across the world is facing pressure to meet these deadlines enforced by the Paris Climate Accords. The shipping currently contributes 4 percent of current global greenhouse gas emissions, but […]
Facebook news serves as warning to strive for control
Photo courtesy of Priese Hamburg, Wikipedia When the idea of social media first cropped up in the imaginings of early internet pioneers such as Jimmy Wales, creator of Wikipedia, it differed from social media in its present state. The goal was to create a network of common interests while simultaneously […]
Athletes should speak about their mental health
Photo courtesy of Keith Allison, Wikipedia Often times, we view professional athletes differently than we view the rest of society. They are seen as larger than life, invincible figures that appear to have it all together, their only worry being how to snap out of a slump. What we need […]
Identity politics blows commercial out of proportion
Photo courtesy of Brodie 319, Wikipedia The popular beer company Heineken has come under fire for their new ad promoting a new light beer. It starts with a fair-skinned bartender fawning over an Asian woman. He proceeds to slide a beer down the bar passing in front of a black […]
Stormy Daniels recounts purported Trump affair
Photo courtesy of Glenn Francis, Wikimedia Commons In her much anticipated “60 Minutes” interview, adult film star Stormy Daniels took up nearly half of the program’s episode as many across the nation waited anxiously to hear about her alleged affair with President Donald Trump. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie […]
Capital punishment is not enough to deter drug dealers
Photo courtesy of The White House, Wikipedia Two weeks ago President Donald Trump touted his blistering plan to execute drug dealers complicit in drug-induced homicide to curb the addiction problem engulfing our country. Around 60,000 people overdosed last year compared to 20,000 in 2002 according to the NDIA, infiltrating communities […]