Photo courtesy of Wikipedia Fox News, normally known for their right-leaning news reporting, has been in the news themselves over the past year or so as sexual harassment lawsuits have started to decimate the network as we know it. After Rodger Ailes was basically forced to leave the network over […]
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The Country Has to Pick Between Security and Privacy
When the Supreme Court ruled that the police could search through someone’s car without a warrant if they have a reasonable suspicion of illegal activity, I was outraged. If a citizen has a right to privacy, why breach that right? What makes these authorities a higher power than the rights […]
Pepsi Protest Commercial Undermines Social Issues
Photo courtesy of Disney ABC Television Group, Flickr On Tuesday April 4, Pepsi uploaded what they thought would be a well-received and praised advertisement for their world famous soft drink. What ended up happening however was the exact opposite. The advertisment, which was posted to their YouTube page, featured people […]
Pence Leads Misguided Panel on Women
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia Last week, Mike Pence led a panel on women’s empowerment. It closed out a month in which the Trump administration worked to honor women’s contributions to America. He said all the right words, hit all the right beats, displaying him and the Trump administration as crusaders […]
People Will Flock to Online Video Game Careers
Icon courtesy of Wikipedia In recent years, video games have become a more integrated part of our cable television line-up with E-Sports League (ESL) being shown on major cable networks like TBS and ESPN. Games like “Counter-Strike GO” and “League of Legends” have begun to take over primetime television and […]
Personal Data Up For Sale as Lawmakers Pass Bill
Photo courtesy of United States Government, Wikipedia Last week, the House of Representatives voted to repeal rules that had prohibited Internet service providers from selling their customers data without their permission. This is concerning especially when it comes to everyone’s search history. “Representative Marsha Blackburn introduced this to legislation and has […]
President Appoints Inexperienced Daughter as Assistant
Photo courtesy of Michael Vadon, Wikipedia The signs were omnipresent throughout the campaign trail and in the early days of the new presidency. Photographed numerous times accompanying her father on meetings with business leaders and foreign representatives, Ivanka Trump’s role was left open to interpretation. Yet, the American public knew […]
Political Divide Increases as Democrats Focus on Trump
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr Back in February, U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi went on the record to say that the Democratic and Republican parties “don’t have a party orthodoxy— [but rather] they are ideological.” Pelosi referenced the political divide that is characteristic of both political parties. Both the Democratic and Republican parties […]
LeFou Should Not be Disney’s First Gay Character
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia When "Beauty and the Beast" first hit theaters, the first question that popped into the minds of the audience was, “Why was LeFou gay?” Although I support the creation of an openly gay character in Disney, I was also one of those who disagreed on choosing […]
The Trump Administration Has to Fund the EPA
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr In line with the harsh and dangerous policies set in place by Donald Trump since he was sworn into office on Jan. 20, the president of the United States has most recently signed an order to that would remove restrictions on the coal mining […]