And then there was Trump
The moment that at first seemed a laughable parody, then seemed a terrifying possibility, then appeared to be a horrific inevitability, is finally here: Donald Trump has taken the Republican...
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Possible new DEA guidelines on marijuana will have a huge impact
Marijuana is one of the most popular illegal drugs used in the United States — and marijuana culture is woven throughout American society. With a growing number of states authorising marijuana not...
Trump’s latest foreign policy gaffe: He’s dead wrong on NATO
Foreign policy during a presidential campaign always produces idealistic positions. George W. Bush argued that militaries should be used strictly to “fight and win wars;” not to engage in...
Sanders versus Hillary is as heated as Trump versus Cruz
Election season in the United States has been almost unprecedented in its viciousness. While the greatest level of vitriol has almost certainly been on the Republican side, where frontrunners Ted...
3 reasons the new CDC opioid medication guidelines hurt patients
Last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new set of guidelines for doctors intended to reduce the “addiction risk” of prescription painkillers such as...
Is Donald Trump feeding a GOP civil war?
The 2016 presidential race in the United States has been a really bizarre sight, representing a larger social fracturing that can be felt in daily life in the United States. The fracturing is at its...
How Wheaton College threw its queer students under the bus
Conservative Christianity is another country, one whose citizens are often deeply suspicious of the world beyond its borders. Julie Rodgers’ article in Time last week, in which she shares the story...
Sanders supporters are making a dangerous misstep with Elizabeth Warren
The United States is sifting through the fallout of last night's Super Tuesday primary — one of the biggest events in the 2016 election cycle, with a huge number of primaries that have the...
What Flint Activists Are Doing To Fight Lead Poisoning In Their Water
Ever since the Flint water crisis began, lead poisoning has been a top news story in national media. Most know the story of Flint's water crisis by now. Flint was assigned an emergency manager that...
Deadpool Walks A Careful Artistic Line
As a piece of film, Deadpool represents a fascinating dichotomy. One entirely legitimate reading is that of a film by fifteen-year-olds, for fifteen-year-olds — filled with sex jokes, explosions,...