Last week, speculation began to circle that billionaire and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg was considering running for president in the 2020 election. At first look, this seemed to be nothing new; in several of the past presidential elections, similar gossip has spread about Bloomberg’s possible candidacy, andRead More

Even before accusations of sexual misconduct were leveled against Brett Kavanagh, there were legitimate reasons for the confirmation hearing of a Supreme Court Justice nominee with only 34% of public support to be delayed until after November’s midterm elections. Republicans should be expected to follow the precedents that they themselvesRead More

In 2017, USC Annenberg published a report on diversity in Hollywood, finding that “exclusion is the norm rather than the exception in Hollywood.” It’s possible to argue that minority representation in the film and television industries exists, in reference to recent movies such as Black Panther and Crazy Rich Asians.Read More

In recent weeks, the confirmation hearings of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court have dominated the news cycle. At the center of the debate over his confirmation is the question of whether the Senate should delay the proceedings until after the 2018 midterm electionsRead More

On August 20, 2018, the famed, prominent, and extremely controversial statue of a Confederate soldier on the University of North Carolina’s main quad was knocked down in a night of fury and realization. Some say that this statue — dubbed “Silent Sam” — represents the immense sacrifices made by theRead More

Courts in India finally ruled that gay sex is no longer illegal. The future of LGBTQ+ rights in the nation, however, remains unclear [Photo Courtesy of The New York Times].

The past few years have seen rapid changes in attitudes and legislation concerning the use of marijuana for medicinal and recreational purposes. Currently, 9 states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational use, 22 have decriminalized the drug, and 31 states have legalized medicinal use. Still, thousands of peopleRead More

 For those that don’t know him as the former mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani is widely recognized as a fervent supporter of Donald Trump P’00. Around the time of the 2016 election, he could be reliably found at Mr. Trump’s rallies, energetically urging Americans to vote for theRead More

Like many of my liberal peers, I have spent the last months, post-election, flirting with the idea of impeachment. In doing so I have found myself facing many questions: “Is Pence a better alternative?” “Will a push to impeach President Donald Trump P’00 turn independents away from the Democratic Party?”Read More