As Winter Storm Uri wrought havoc in the American midwest, entire power grids shut down, and states like Texas faced an unprecedented crisis. Tuesday, February 16 marked the coldest day in North Texas in 72 years, with towns in the Dallas-Fort Worth area reaching an astonishing minus two degrees fahrenheit.Read More

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When citizens and the media discuss President Joe Biden’s policies, they often gravitate to those regarding the economy, climate change, or, most recently, the coronavirus pandemic. How often do nuclear disarmament policies come up? Not often enough. According to the Arms Control Association, the U.S. has an arsenal of aroundRead More

No single foreign policy topic is more critical to the world than the future of U.S.-China relations. When President Joe Biden delivered his acceptance speech on November 7, he promised to rebuild the U.S.’s multilateral alliances. Unsurprisingly, one of his first actions in office was to rejoin the Paris ClimateRead More

At the start of 2021, one share of GameStop stock was worth less than $20. At 10 a.m. on January 28, the stock was worth $480. How did this happen?  The Reddit community WallStreetBets noticed the stock had been shorted by several hedge funds such as Melvin Capital. Millions ofRead More

On Wednesday, January 6, the Capitol, the United States, and democracy as a whole were attacked. Thousands of supporters of former President Donald Trump P’00 marched towards Capitol Hill, smashing windows, climbing barricades, and pilfering furniture in an attempt to delegitimize one of the most celebrated democratic processes in U.S.Read More

Over the past four years, I have come to see the United States of America as a postcard picture of Mount Rushmore. A feat to create, yes, but also a desecration of a Lakota Sioux landmark, the Six Grandfathers Mountain — a tribute to some of the greatest and mostRead More

This summer, as I drove past a row of houses proudly displaying the American flag, I pondered when the symbol of America became so distorted. Has it always been this way? No; when I was younger, I loved celebrating the Fourth of July and dressing up for America Day duringRead More

On January 5, Republicans anxiously watched their television screens as votes poured in across the state of Georgia. With former President Donald Trump P’00 losing the U.S. presidential election on November 3, the GOP set its sights on the Georgia runoff elections, determined to retain a Republican majority in theRead More