President Obama lights White House in rainbow colors following SCOTUS’ legalization of gay marriage (Flickr).    Our country has aspired to uphold its early core values of justice and equality since its beginnings. While these principles were first reserved for white male property owners, the Constitution proved to be a living document that could expand…

Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp is under fire for infringing on minority communities’ voting rights. Office of U.S. Senator David Perdue. Wikimedia Commons Georgia’s race for governor has become a dogfight over voting rights. The deadlocked election pits Democrat Stacey Abrams, Georgia’s House minority leader, against  Georgia’s Secretary of State, Republican Brian Kemp. As the race…

Excessive technology use has become an epidemic in our culture. PXHere In August of 2019, there will be no ifs, ands or doubts about Academy’s policy on cellphones, because the new technology protocol will be updated and accessible to us in the student handbook. It will be clearly spelled out in black and white. In…

A later start for students would help! Wikipedia Later start times could allow students to be more mentally prepared for school. Creative Commons “California dreamin’ . . .  on such a winter’s dayyyyyyyy!” I belted out alongside The Mamas & the Papas, as I gazed out into the crowd of screaming fans. Of course, I was…

Pop Star Taylor Swift (Courtesy of The Country Music Hall of Fame/Flickr) “I’ve got a list of names and yours is in red, underlined . . . ooh, look what you made me do” What happens when the world’s biggest Pop Star gets political? Taylor Swift broke her political vow of silence on October 7,…

Washington Post journalist, Jamal Khashogi, never exited the Saudi Arabian consulate in Turkey after entering it on October 2. Creative Commons/ POMED (Project on Middle East Democracy)  On October 2, Washington Post correspondent Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi Arabian consulate in Turkey. He never walked out. Turkish records show that Khashoggi was horribly mutilated and…

Les Wexner breaks from GOP. (Wikimedia Commons) On September 13, Les Wexner declared himself an Independent. As a member of the Republican Party since his days at Ohio State, Wexner has been a key supporter of many GOP nominees, including Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush. However, he has refused to back President Trump, and Wexner’s…

Stop Kavanaugh Rally on October 6, 2018‎. (Wikipedia Commons) A man who brags about sexual assault sits in the White House. Now a man who has been accused of attempted rape sits on the bench of our highest court. Margaret Atwood’s reality is looming over our heads, and it’s up to America’s citizens to stop…

Mark Zuckerberg has, once again, failed to deliver on his vow to use data appropriately. (Wikimedia Commons) Facebook has failed, once again, to protect its users’ data, even after pledging to treat it with care. Yet no one seems to even be batting an eye. On September 28, Facebook released a report announcing its largest…

Brett Kavanaugh is a Supreme Court Justice. What Does This Mean and What Comes Next (Photo/David King via Flickr)  On Saturday morning, the US Senate voted 50-48 to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. But from the beginning, and at every turn, this confirmation process has been botched, mishandled and deliberately gerrymandered.  This has been…