by Chance Rogala | Oct 10, 2017 | Boston University
In the aftermath of the devastation brought on by Hurricane Maria, President Donald Trump has made it clear that immediate, widespread aid efforts by the federal government were not his top priority. The Category 4 Hurricane (which, at 155 mph, falls just shy of the...
by Laura Stavinsky | Oct 10, 2017 | Boston University
Throughout the Trump presidency he has exploited democratic institutions to further his own political agenda at the expense of American democracy. Just last Friday, under the veil of the First Amendment, President Trump eliminated the requirement for employers to...
by Matthew Jarrell | Oct 3, 2017 | Brown University
The goal of any scientific inquiry is ostensibly to find or at least approximate some sort of truth. When we examine a phenomenon in the world, we strive to make statements or posit theories about it based on the observations we have made and the relevant facts and...
by Zachary Witkin | Oct 2, 2017 | Brown University
Following the election of Donald Trump, many of those who oppose him were, and still are, concerned about the future of democracy. The populist minded leader uses, and keeps using, his platform as a bully pulpit for nationalist, anti-immigrant, anti-black rhetoric,...
by Gianpaulo Pons | Sep 28, 2017 | Boston University
Free speech, in any form of expression, has been a heavily contested topic this weekend in regards to the National Football League (NFL). It began at a rally on Friday, September 22 when President Trump said any football player who disrespects the United States’ flag...
