The enemy of my enemy is my friend An opinion on NSA power in 21st century America

By: Kevin Mulcrone If you’re anything like me, you woke up late on Monday, rolled over, grabbed your phone, opened up your favorite social media app (mine happens to be Twitter) and spent 15 minutes scrolling through a timeline brimming with quotes and pictures of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. before finally mustering up enough strength to throw the sheets off and start the day. While it was a relief to have a three-day weekend after such an academically grueling week of classes, I couldn’t help but consider the irony that the U.S. has a federal holiday for someone who … Continue reading The enemy of my enemy is my friend An opinion on NSA power in 21st century America

Civic duty is not merely voting, but being informed

By: Josh Sabo Come late October, columnists and bloggers across the country dust off their notes on political participation and write their annual columns declaring the end of our democracy or the further corruption of our government, based on what they project to be poorly attended polling locations across the country. But I think people too often bemoan the lack of political participation among young people in particular (and the electorate generally) without thinking deeply about the ways that our politics are broken and how the discourse on these problems is so often inaccurate in capturing the sentiments of disillusioned … Continue reading Civic duty is not merely voting, but being informed