God has no place in legislation
One hundred and forty-eight years ago, Myra Bradwell brought a case to the United States Supreme Court after the Illinois Supreme Court refused her application to the state bar based…
Opinions
Meeting Trumpist violence with MORE violence is not the answer
The threat of political violence has long permeated Trumpist rhetoric, usually in the form of overtly encouraging assault against protesters or remaining complicit amid the frequent brutality of Trump loyalists…
Flaws in inclusionary zoning laws allow for further gentrification
An urban policy battle is taking place in the historic SoHo and NoHo neighborhoods of New York City. The conflict in question involves Mayor Bill DeBlasio’s new rezoning plan for…
Stop punishing students for legal gray areas: College and federal marijuana regulations must change
Colleges across the country are penalizing students for possessing legally purchased or prescribed marijuana on campus (The Washington Post, 2021). University regulations surrounding drugs starkly mirror federal regulations, so students…
Stop calling conservatives “moderates”
The media has a problem with moderates. Or rather, it has a problem with the word “moderate.” It is no secret that political commentators like to overuse the term. Journalists…
Visions of a culture in decline at the 2021 Met Gala
During the 2020 election season, I wrote an article about the commodification of political duty in response to liberals pumping out endless “Vote” merch. Although voting season has ended, this…
Requiem for Gen Z: How Gen Z Can Overcome Negative Stereotypes
With the oldest millennials turning 40 this year, Generation Z will soon bear the brunt of intergenerational loathing. Just as other generations stereotyped millennials for loving avocados and participation trophies,…
Was Jan. 6 the American “Great Dress Rehearsal”? Maybe.
In 1917, the Bolsheviks conquered the then-Russian capital of St. Petersburg and overthrew the House of Romanov, which had reigned for nearly 300 years. 12 years earlier, they staged what…
Visions of a culture in decline at the 2021 Met Gala
During the 2020 election season, I wrote an article about the commodification of political duty in response to liberals pumping out endless “Vote” merch. Although voting season has ended, this…
Is the federal vaccine mandate constitutional? Yes, and history says so
With COVID-19 cases on the rise once again in the United States and a worrying plateau of vaccination rates, President Joe Biden announced a vaccine mandate for all federal workers…