Post-Truth Politics: How Donald Trump Keeps Lying

On November 23rd eleven government agencies released the newest U.S. Climate Change Report. They detailed pending disastrous implications on our society if no action is taken to combat climate change. But the President still cannot say that it is real. Just the day before the release, Trump took to Twitter to say global warming is […]

The Truth behind the Khashoggi Killing

Another week in American politics: the C.I.A. solves a mystery, President Trump says he is not certain of the truth. The mystery I am referring to of course is one Americans have been discussing for weeks: whether or not the Prince of Saudi Arabia had knowledge of the killing of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi. On […]

The Privilege of a Passport

Just two weeks ago Cesar Sayoc sat behind his computer and wrote to former Vice President Joe Biden “Hug your loved son, Niece, wife family real close everytime U walk out your home”. Then proceeded to mail him a bomb. You may say that he was a terrorist, but in the eyes of the government […]

Crossing The Line in a Stagnant District

Due to today’s political climate next week’s midterm elections are predicted to have one of the highest voter turnout rates for a midterm in decades. If you follow the news or any social media platform I am sure you are aware of the excitement and anticipation over the election, as persuasion to vote from both […]

The Masking Label of Political Violence

In the wake of the past weeks string of bombs sent to different government officials by a man now identified as right-wing extremist Cesar Sayoc Jr., The Atlantic published two opinion articles around the controversy. However, it was not focused on the act itself, but rather the labeling of the act. Sayoc was not charged […]

The News on Climate Change

Earlier this month the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued their report on world temperature rises. A panel of top environmental scientists from all over the world built a report detailing the dangers and repercussions of increasing carbon emissions and a world temperature rise of 1.5 degrees Celsius. It also outlines mitigation plans and […]

Polarization in the Media

This week the world was struck with another controversial mystery: the disappearance of a Saudi Arabian reporter after entering the Saudi Arabia embassy in Turkey on Tuesday. There is clear video footage of the man entering and never returning. The missing person in question is Jamal Khashoggi, a highly controversial Saudi Arabian reporter who openly […]

Privacy, Technology, and a Reactive Government

Jenna Sherman Writing 340 – Assignment 2 American citizens expect the right to privacy. This right to be left alone and is something often cited in court arguments and rulings, and rings as if it is common sense in society today. This expectation dates back to the 1890s with the publication of Warren and Brandeis’s […]

Is One Side “Failing” The Kavanaugh Confirmation and Claims?

Confirmation for Supreme Court Appointee, Brett Kavanaugh, spiraled into an extended process that could not have been anticipated just a few weeks ago. Since his nomination, there has been intense political tensions between republicans and democrats about contentious issues like the revocation of Roe v. Wade and potential for presidential self-pardon to be supported by […]

The Ever-Changing Public Intellectual

Jenna Sherman Writing 340 – Assignment One One can break down the vague quasi buzz term “public intellectual” in several ways. To start one can define the adjective “public” – of or concerning the people as a whole – then define the noun “intellectual” – a person possessing a highly developed intellect. This phrase has […]