Russian Fighter Jet Hits U.S. Drone Over Black Sea
On Tuesday, March 14, a Russian Su-27 fighter jet bashed into the propeller of a United States surveillance drone, forcing the unmanned drone to be brought down by its operators. This is reported to be intentional according to a statement…
France Strike! President Announces Social Security Reform Amid Worker Opposition
On January 18th, France’s worker’s unions and other political activist groups united to launch a massive strike in the country. This is following an announcement by the government, which stated that pensions for 62 year old retirees would be cut…
Filibuster: Tyranny of the Minority
The 70% must guard against the 30% (West Wing). The Tyranny of the Minority! It seems to be overshadowed and forgotten. Yet it remains so dangerous and destructive, with the current filibuster system being the main tool that threatens our…
Adam’s Plan:A Faulty Policy to Address Mental Illness
A relatively normal day with the streets bustling, the sun out, and December and the holidays coming around. The month of giving, celebration, and love is almost right upon us. And Mayor Eric Adams has given a gift to all…
Genetically Modified “Friendly Mosquitoes” Could be the Next Step to Fighting Infections
It’s common knowledge that mosquitoes kill more people than any other creature worldwide, and have been responsible for approximately 17% of global deaths from infectious diseases. The Aedes aegypti mosquito, for example, is the world’s primary transmitter of dengue, chikungunya,…
Three Lives Cut Short: Tragedy and Fear on the UVA Campus
On a cold Sunday, November 13th of 2022, the University of Virginia African American Theatre class was on a field trip to Washington D.C. with their professor to see a play about Emmett Till, the young African-American man viciously killed…
Speaker Pelosi Steps Down as Party Leader
On Thursday, November 17, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she would be stepping down and no longer leading the House Democrats. After gaveling the house into session, Pelosi made the announcement and received a standing ovation from her colleagues. No….
The Respect for Marriage Act Predicted to be Enshrined into Law
In mid-september, Democrats in the House passed a bill, referred to as the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill meant to codify the recognition of same-sex and interracial marriage into federal law following the widely unpopular decision to overturn Roe…
President Biden Says Chances of “Nuclear Armageddon” Haven’t Been This High Since 1962
On Thursday, October 6, President Joe Biden delivered a brief warning at a fundraiser that the war currently happening in Ukraine could devolve into a “nuclear armageddon,” stating that “For the first time since the Cuban Missile Crisis, we have…
How Social Media Propelled– And Killed– The BLM Movement
In modern America, we have rarely witnessed mass unification for a specific cause to the degree of the Black Lives Matter Movement. George Floyd, an African American man murdered by a police officer in May of 2020, acted as a…