After the popular Christopher Nolan film Oppenheimer hit theaters this past summer, the problem of nuclear weapons and the moral implications of governments possessing them has returned to the forefront of many people’s minds. Most have probably already decided where they stand on this infamous dilemma, but not enough considerRead More

Coco Gauff and Karolína Muchová played in the 2023 U.S. Open semi-finals; many may wonder why the U.S. Open has anything to do with the headline of this article. In truth, it probably shouldn’t. Except, the tournament fell victim to the protests of an environmentalist group who unintentionally garnered animosityRead More

The Pros by Fiona Fu’25:After the Supreme Court’s June 2022 reversal of Roe v. Wade, a Gallup study showed American confidence in the Court sank to a historic low. This illustrates that the Supreme Court is out of touch with the American public and that our nation’s democratic foundations areRead More

While the CEOs of studios in Hollywood have entered the billion-dollar range in their yearly salaries, their writers can barely afford rent. The entertainment industry and major studio executives have exploited writers and their hard work for as long as the concept of media has existed. For the first timeRead More

Last March, China conducted more trans-border transactions in the Chinese yuan (CNY) than in the U.S. dollar (USD), marking a historic shift. Amidst uncertain international power dynamics, China has leveraged allied developing economies in an attempt to institute the CNY as the new standard global currency. If the United StatesRead More

On March 17, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, alleging his role in the unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia. Unfortunately, the ICC has very little power in enforcing these arrest warrants as subsequent responses from the Kremlin and other governmentsRead More

It is widely accepted that education is centered around challenging students’ beliefs and encouraging them to think freely and make rational decisions. Unfortunately, an increasingly hostile culture surrounding guest speakers on college campuses has brought the idea of free speech within academia into question. As “woke culture” becomes more prevalent,Read More

Since its launch in 2016, TikTok has cultivated an immense user base of over one billion active users, with more than a tenth of its users hailing from the United States. However, not only have research studies demonstrated the adverse effects of indulging in the application’s addictive algorithm, federal officialsRead More

Although the aftershocks of the recent Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) bank run have largely calmed, placing blame on this financial tragedy is difficult. For one, the bank’s officials had preemptively dedicated too many excess reserves towards long-term investment and loans. For another, Former President Donald Trump P’00 decided to loosenRead More