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Republican party disappoints Americans
Tweeter-in-Chief Donald Trump’s presidential executive order banning anyone from seven majority Muslim countries for 90 days and refugees from anywhere in the world for 120 days was signed last Friday. It is the first concrete policy of the new administration’s anti-Muslim stance and a truly horrendous infringement on human rights. Let’s ignore the fact that…
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Stand up against Trump
Thus far, Donald Trump’s presidency has remained a controversial topic of interest. In the first 10 days as President of the United States, he has signed 15 executive actions, hoping to fulfill his earlier stated campaign promises while effectively undoing work that former President Barack Obama had worked his full two terms to enact. It…
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Ohio’s forests require our protection
On Dec. 13, the Bureau of Land Management plans to auction off plots of public land in Wayne National Forest so oil and gas companies can frack. This decision is certainly controversial because of the ties to hydraulic fracturing, but it should be of concern to both Ohio and U.S. residents that their protected lands…
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Liberal arts curriculum demands revision
I used to be an athlete. Before high school, I played almost every sport under the sun. As I moved into a more competitive environment, I gave up athletic involvement to prioritize academics. Four years later, I found The College of Wooster, an institution which promised to promote a balance of all its students’ interests,…
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We need love and generosity right now
Another year has come and gone, and unless you’re a fan of uncontrollable dumpster fires, it’s been a bad one. To be fair, 2016 has had some good moments. The Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Cavaliers both came back from 3-1 series deficits to erase long, hideous and cruel championship droughts. Harriet Tubman, a champion of…
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On Trevor Noah’s discourse
When I heard that The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah held an interview with Final Thoughts’ Tomi Lahren, equally praised and abhorred for her inflammatory and politically incorrect rhetoric, I had expected an interview laden with Noah’s characteristically pithy and sardonic criticisms of far-right ideology. I had expected Noah, as he typically does, to be fueled…
