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In the politics of the modern Republican Party, there has been a view that loyalty to Trump has been of utmost importance, especially since 2020. After his loss in the 2020 election The Republican Party, now more than ever, has become a cut of personality, and with his reentry into the White House, there has been the view that you must remain 100% loyal to the President to hold your position, be that in the Cabinet, Congress, or at the state level with the Republican Party Go

(CHESTERTOWN, MD) – Recently, I attended the 3rd No Kings Protest event held nationally. Having attended the first and been unable to attend the second due to a knee injury, which made me incapable of walking at the time, I was ready to get back on the front lines. Obviously, since the first, things have somehow already gotten worse. I remember thinking initially of the first protests in Westport, something that felt somewhat routine if not a little self-aggrandizing. Yes,

One of the most pressing issues of the twenties in the United States is the brutality employed by law enforcement. Police brutality manifests in many forms. The exacerbation of racial prejudice in the exertion of unchecked authority by municipal police forces since before many of us were born, resulting in hundreds of unnecessary deaths of innocents (George Floyd, Sonya Massey, Breonna Taylor, Amadou Diallo, Sean Bell, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, etc.) is the most

Tufekci’s analysis in Twitter and teargas that the repression of protests is a paradoxical dynamic that can at some points in time allow for the flourishing of the given social movement and can also lead to the government’s assumedly desired result of the social movement

Free Nelson Mandela Protest in West Berlin, Wikimedia CHESTERTOWN, MD -- Among our readings for my class "POL 294: Civic Engagement & Political Advocacy", there has been a great deal of disagreement over the necessity of one to convince other peoples of your political positions, and whether it is your personal responsibility to inform others of political issues. Personally, I am inclined to believe that it is necessary and a moral responsibility of people to discuss their pol

(CONNECTICUT) — Gen Z seeks change. Take a breath: 1...2...3...4...5. Don't smoke! Smoking bans are good, and allow for inner peace and...

The Case Against Dr. Frankenstein

(CONNECTICUT) – Often in school, at least in the north-east, we ponder the pilgrim. Those who sailed an ocean blue and dark, who landed on Plymouth Rock. Invariably, as we get older, our relationship with the pilgrims changes. We find some of us are not as proud to pledge allegiance everyday, we see some things that only we can see. But more often than not, we forget that e pluribus unum. Or, out of many, one.

(NORWALK, CT) – I have often asked myself what does it even mean to be brave? When you do something, do you do it for yourself, for someone else, is the act of questioning yourself making you better or worse. Those are the thoughts that have occupied my mind for some time now. Why do we do the things that we do, and does questioning our actions improve or worsen them?

The Parnassuss by Raphael, Creative Commons

CONNECTICUT – There is an attitude, among the wealthy, that more money will fix every problem. I actually grew up in a town of, mostly the wealthy. The greewichTime has said that “To be considered middle class in Greenwich, a family has to bring in between $169,466 and $508,354 a year” which, after my parents got divorced my Mom (who I lived with) made 100,000 dollars less than the lower bound of, she’s also brown and a woman.

CONNECTICUT — This essay has been adapted from an assignment from Yale’s Massive Open Online Course “America’s Written Constitution”...