According to a White House Official who provided a statement to CNN, current President Donald Trump has plans to announce a farm aid package worth around $12 billion at a roundtable discussion today. This roundtable is expected to have Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and the farmers of major products like cattle, […]
Tag: Op-ed
The Hidden Drama of Online Reviews
Online reviews can be deceiving because they seem so simple at first. All we have to do is do a quick little check over what customers are saying about the product after buying it, why they liked or disliked a restaurant they ate at or what hotel rooms were reasonably priced. We fail to realize […]
Why “The Good Doctor” Made Me Rethink What Empathy Looks Like
The last thing I expected from the show The Good Doctor was the way it made me rethink my thoughts on empathy. I figured I’d learn a thing or two about the medical field (and pretend I know so much more in my head) and watch a whole lot of drama unfold. The Good Doctor exceeded those expectations. I […]
Indie Dev Releases Massive Game Asset Pack to Combat AI-Generated Content
Recently, a UK studio with only two members, ‘Chequered Ink’, has released an asset pack with over 10,000 assets online that only costs $20. The founders, Allison James and Dan Johnston, said they provided the asset pack so that indie developers do not feel like they need to use AI-generated content for their games. The […]
LA Clippers Announce that Chris Paul is off the Team
In an unexpected overnight decision, Chris Paul, a professional basketball player, was removed from the LA Clippers team. Lawrence Frank, the Clippers’ president of basketball operations, gave a short statement to ESPN about the situation, confirming the removal of Paul from the team: “We are parting ways with Chris and he will no longer be […]
Press Freedom Tested: Times Lawsuit Targets Pentagon Media Rules
The New York Times filed a lawsuit Thursday against the United States Department of Defense and its head, Pete Hegseth, arguing that recent rules on press access go against the Constitution. The rules demand that journalists promise not to gather information from government sources unless they receive official approval, even if the information is not […]
New York Lawmakers Propose Bill to Move Election Day to Super Tuesday
On Wednesday, December 4th, Senator James Skoufis and Assemblymember Landon Dais made a proposal for a bill that would change the date of the future presidential elections and caucuses to Super Tuesday. In a statement, James Skoufis explains their reasoning behind the bill: “Despite our population’s size, economic and cultural importance, and deep diversity, […]
Dog-Earing Pages Is Actually a Love Letter to Books
There are a lot of people out there who act like dog-earing pages is a crime. They insist it’s somehow disrespectful to the store and ruins the pages with the creases. Here’s a hot take: I completely disagree with this idea. I don’t think dog-earing pages is destructive at all. I think it makes a […]
Animated Sidekicks Deserve Their Own Movies
The sidekick characters in animated movies deserve a movie of their own, in my opinion. Yes, the main characters are great as well, but they already have their own film. I’m talking about the ones who don’t but should, the sidekicks who are more than just comedic relief. The sidekicks are the ones who do […]
Sabrina Carpenter Speaks Out Against Administration Using Her Song for ICE video
On Tuesday, American songwriter and singer Sabrina Carpenter gave a public statement on X condemning the usage of her hit song ‘Juno’ in a TikTok video published by the Trump administration that shows Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel detaining people. Sabrina Carpenter published the following statement on X that has received over 130 million […]
Sports Betting Has Been Legalized in Missouri
On December 1st, over a year after Missouri voted for a constitutional amendment to allow placing bets on sporting events to become legal, sports betting became officially legal in the state. The decision to legalize sports betting in the state had been the subject of much debate for the people of Missouri, but in the […]
Police Capture Man Accused of Attacking NYU Student Near Campus
A man, 45-year-old James Rizzo, has been arrested and charged after a shocking, random attack on a student, Amelia Lewis, from New York University (NYU) in Greenwich Village, New York. According to police, the incident happened Monday morning in front of 735 Broadway as the 20-year-old woman walked to class. The suspect suddenly approached her, […]
