After being in the White House for more than a year, First Lady of the United States Melania Trump officially announced her first initiative, Be Best, on May 7. Be Best is a program for American children that promises to target the opioid crisis, improve overall well-being, and eradicate cyberbullyingRead More

In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, lawmakers scrambled to ensure that the mistakes of history would not be easily repeated. The result was a 22,000-page set of regulations called Dodd-Frank, which heavily increased regulatory oversight on the banking system. Eight years later, it is time to roll backRead More

  After every financial crisis, the government examines what went wrong and then tries to instill regulations to prevent such a crisis from occurring again. The two largest moves to regulate the banking industry came after the Great Depression and the Great Recession. The latter crisis resulted in the passageRead More

Each year, the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) hosts a gala for celebrities, journalists, and White House administrators in order to raise funds for journalism scholarships and grants. This event is known, oddly, for its comedy routine. It usually starts with the president himself delivering a comedy monologue, light-heartedly pokingRead More

On April 13, a Russian court decision outlawed Telegram, a popular and highly secure messaging app. The Kremlin’s prohibition of Telegram stems from creator Pavel Durov’s refusal to grant Russian authorities access to encrypted chats. In an effort to shut down Telegram, Roskomnadzor, the Russian communications and technology regulator, blockedRead More

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) announced his resignation on April 12, citing his desire to spend more time with his family. The likelier reason is that Mr. Ryan is afraid that the Democrats will gain a majority in the House of Representatives, meaning that he would have toRead More

  On April 7, a chemical attack on the Syrian region of Douma left more than seventy civilians dead. On April 12, after an intense seven-week offensive, the Syrian army regained control over the area which had been held by rebel forces since the civil war broke out in 2011.Read More

For those that followed the 2016 election, it was difficult to avoid hearing the words “build the wall” come out of President Donald Trump P’00’s mouth at one of his rallies. And while Mr. Trump has fallen through on many of his campaign promises, the border wall is something thatRead More

Epluribus Unum: Out of Many, One. This motto, our national motto, highlights exactly what this nation is: a union of fifty different states, each with its own unique issues and dilemmas. The founders of this nation understood this; they knew that what may plague a farmer in Nebraska may notRead More