When people think of a circus, usually they imagine bright lights, peanuts and cheerful animals jumping through hoops and balancing on pedestals. But the truth is much darker. The animals are only doing the tricksContinue reading
Category: Politics
Our Wilderness is bound for tragedy: water pollution
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]magine you are in a place where you can experience the serene, unbothered beauty of nature. A place where the trees meet the sky and the colors of the dark green and bright blue harshlyContinue reading
Women Run the Household, Why Not Run the World Too?
[dropcap]W[/dropcap] omen. Presidency. Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton. Do you remember that election? I think you might know something about it. That election was by far one of the most nerve wracking elections the United StatesContinue reading
Is Justice Really For All?
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n 1955, Emmett Till, a black 14-year-old boy in Money, Mississippi was killed after reportedly flirting with a white woman. Emmett was standing outside a general store when he told some friends that he hadContinue reading
Democrat or Republican: Is it time to say goodbye?
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n 1995 Walt Disney produced the movie “Pocahontas” in the movie a Native American women sees white settlers coming over to land near their area so that they can get rich with the gold theyContinue reading
I WANT YOU To Stop Getting Offended By Absolutely Everything
It is Tuesday, October 23, 2018, just another day for Megyn Kelly, a talk show host, journalist, and former anchor. She starts her day off like many others, at the set of Megyn Kelly Today.Continue reading
The Bang-Bang Benefits of Guns
Yes concealing and carrying a firearm can escalate the chances of an encounter with someone turning lethal. Yes the conceal and carry law can make people that aren’t carrying aContinue reading
“Adopt, Don’t Shop.”
Do you have a pet at home? If you do, your household is one of the 84.6 million households in the United States that own an animal. That animal could be anything from a dogContinue reading
Why People with Schizophrenia Should not be Charged for the Crime they Committed
[dropcap]T[/dropcap][dropcap][/dropcap]imothy Crook, a fifty-one year old man, murdered both of his parents and then drove them 150 miles away and buried them. An article from Mirror says, “Crook kicked, punched and stamped on the couple,Continue reading
The Constitution is Dead, Dead, Dead!
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n my view, there is only one legitimate way to interpret the constitution: the way it was intended to be read by its authors. I believe that originalism is the best constitutional doctrine for aContinue reading
How Traffic Circles Make the World Go Round
I remember the day vividly. My sister and I were driving to the grocery store to pick up forgotten items from previous runs by my mom. We came to an intersection, turning to the left,Continue reading
Liar Liar Fake News Lights The Fire
Fake news. It’s the year’s biggest buzz term. It’s seen all over televised news, such as ABC and Fox. It’s in the paper and on the Internet. Fake News even can come straight from theContinue reading
Saving Souls Through Abortion : How Early Pregnancy Terminations are Helping Not Hurting
I’m going to be honest with you, never have I been a person who looks at children and awes, they do not have the cute effect on me and it is doubtful they ever will.Continue reading
Healthcare Reform Is Worth the Money
Most people at one point or another have heard the strong opinions floating around about the healthcare system. Frankly, if you haven’t one quick look at the healthcare twitter hashtag will give you enough insightContinue reading
The Disrespect of ….Taking a Knee?
Is kneeling during the national anthem disrespectful towards the flag or a way a spreading awareness through our country? If you have been paying attention to the news within the last 2-3 years then youContinue reading
The Hidden Problems and Solutions of The Kavanaugh Case
I was sitting there as an observer, just watching him, that monster. Disgust filled my mind as I attempted to clear my head. How did I let this happen? I watched as my Gandalf theContinue reading
Pitbulls Aren’t Ruff!
For Halloween, dress your Pitbull up as a blood-thirsty Vampire and I bet a lot of people will think that your dog didn’t change at all! Or maybe, you could dress them up as aContinue reading
College Athletes Already Get What They Want And Don’t Deserve More
Feature Image By Tammy Anthony Baker [dropcap]W[/dropcap]ith college football in season, many people wonder how much money the colleges gain from the players, and the team’s’ success. Well, according to CNN The Crimson Tide’s footballContinue reading
Filthy Rich: Why Billionaires are Some of the Worst People on the Planet
“For seven years, I lived on $500 a month. The cost of taxes on my small home was more than $200 monthly. […] I feel rich when I have food.” This is the sad butContinue reading
Men Getting Paid More than Women… Yet Again
It took the US almost 200 years to finally get a law that states that men and women should be paid the same. That law is called the Equal Pay Act and it requires thatContinue reading
Fight For Net Neutrality
Net Neutrality We use the internet every day. Kids and adults use the internet for news, games, movies, videos, music, and interacting with other people around the world. The internet is free for everyone andContinue reading
The Realities of Global Warming
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]looding, wildfires, severe weather, extinct species, and a lot less fresh water. Starting 11 years from now. Seems like a long time right? Not when it comes to Earth undergoing drastic changes. These changes areContinue reading
Destruction or Salvation: Should the U.S Intervene in the Syrian Civil War?
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n an Article from Independent tells horrifying stories about children living in Syria and how it has affected them. Here is one of them. Ahmed’s father died during a shelling when he was only seven andContinue reading
Minnesota’s DNR, For Us or Against Us?
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n one of the most memorable parts from the 2017 documentary movie “Sacred Cod,’’ an angry New England fisherman taunts of a federal fisheries chief at a public meeting by calling him a paidContinue reading
How the wealthy get more privileges than the poor
[dropcap]J[/dropcap]airo Gomez is a 17 year old teenager who lives in a one room apartment with his eight other family members in New York City. On WNYC´s show Radio Rookies Jairo tells reporters the storyContinue reading
How raising the minimum wage is better for our economy
Pay rent on a broken down apartment or buy food for hungry kids? This is not a decision any American should be forced to make. Unfortunately, millions of American families work for minimum wage andContinue reading
In 1837, Mille Lacs Lake was Ruined: How the Walleye Ban is harming the lake
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n 1837 a treaty was signed for the Native Americans that allowed them to spear and net walleye on Mille Lacs Lake. During this time the food provided by the lake was a major foodContinue reading
13 Going on Life: Should Juveniles be Tried as Adults?
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n May 31, 2014 a twelve-year-old girl named Payton Leutner was stabbed 19 times by two of her twelve-year-old friends who were trying to please a fictional character called Slender Man. Leutner’s friends lured herContinue reading
Murderers Make the Decision- A Stand on Felon Disenfranchisement
[dropcap]In[/dropcap] the United States in 1800 felony disenfranchisement did not exist. After the war ended southern states were bitter over their loss of one of their biggest economic staples, slavery. Racial discrimination was common in thoseContinue reading
Monumental Mistake: Why Confederate Statues in the South Should Remain Standing
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]eath, violence, and unnecessary arrests. What do all these things have in common? These words are all results of protesters trying to take down Confederate monuments across the United States of America. Why People WantContinue reading
Let the Devil Share His Lettuce: Legalizing Medical Marijuana
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]harlotte was 3 months old when the first one struck. The second came just a week later. By 6 months they sent her to the hospital repeatedly. In a frantic search to find what wasContinue reading
Reasons to Believe the U.S Government Was Part of the 9/11 Attacks: And Why You Need to Know About It
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he U.S Government–our government–the backbone of our country–the group of people that we have trust in to make smart, strong, fearless decisions that will affect how we live our everyday lives have been questioned, examined,Continue reading
The Rise of Racial Profiling: Do you believe in it?
[dropcap]In [/dropcap]the United States, racial profiling affects thousands of Americans every single day. Not many people think about what racial profiling is, some people think it doesn’t even think it exists or how it affectsContinue reading
I Write Sins Not Tragedies
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]uring the 2016 Election, the credibility of the news, the candidates, and all of the media as a whole was put into question as the election narrowed down. Ted Cruz, a 2016 presidential candidate, said,Continue reading
Fifty Nifty 51 States? The possibility of Puerto Rico becoming a State
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n 2014, Cassandra Jamenez left Puerto Rico to go to school in Marietta, Georgia, in pursuit of a chiropractic degree. In an interview with CNN Jamenez claimed, “In Puerto Rico, no university offers this program.Continue reading
Legalization is a bad idea, a dangerous epidemic: Recreational weed will only hurt us
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]eed, a substance first accepted into our society immediately after the spanish lost the Spanish American war, giving them free access to become a US citizen. The new constant flow of foreign peoples undoubtedly would bringContinue reading
Post 9-11 Homeland Security vs. Personal Privacy In Modern Society
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]nnocent until proven guilty is a commonly used phrase when it comes to law but innocent and guilty have different meanings when it comes to the internet. Hacking a specified and known child predator orContinue reading