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How do you remember a rock god? The complicated legacy of Chuck Berry 0
- Culture
- March 20, 2017
The death of Chuck Berry over the weekend at the age of 90 has led to an outpouring of respect for a man widely recognised as one of the most important founding figures of rock and roll. His place in the music canon is undoubtedly deserved, and is likely to be enduring. Berry’s musical legacy
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Writer: We Have to Ditch Free Speech Because Trump Won 0
- Culture
- March 20, 2017
In a recent opinion piece in Slate, titled “The Kids are Right: There’s Nothing Outrageous about Stamping out Bigoted Speech,” Osita Nwanevu argues that in the age of Trump student activists should be permitted to dictate who speaks on college campuses. Shutting down speakers like Charles Murray at Middlebury College and Milo Yiannopoulos at UC
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New Poll Shows a Frightening Percentage of Americans Can’t Name a Single Supreme Court Justice (See Graph)0
- Education
- March 20, 2017
In advance of the Neil Gorsuch confirmation hearings being held in the Senate this week, C-Span decided it was time to pull out its recurring poll on American perception of the Supreme Court. Per usual, the questions asked opinions on the effectiveness of the Supreme Court, of its impact on everyday life, and how much
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Former Maxim Model Running for Congress–But Shhh…Don’t Mention Maxim 0
- Culture
- March 20, 2017
Alejandra “Ali” Campoverdi is running for Congress in California’s 34th district. A former White House aide in the Obama administration, Campoverdi blasted Donald Trump in a recent campaign video. “If Donald Trump wants to have a conversation about women’s bodies,” says Alejandra Campoverdi, “let’s start with mine.” WATCH: I refuse to let @realDonaldTrump & Republicans
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Stop Freaking Out Over Talent—Everyone Can Sing 0
- Culture
- March 17, 2017
A Hungarian film titled “Sing” recently won the Oscar for best short film. “Sing” tells the story of young Zsófi, who joins a renowned children’s choir at her elementary school where “everyone is welcome.” Soon after joining, Zsófi is told by her teacher Erika not to sing, but only mouth the words. On the face
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The Irish Potato Famine: What Caused It?0
- Economics
- March 17, 2017
British Prime Minister Tony Blair apologized for doing “too little” in response to the Irish Potato Famine of the 19th century that killed one million people and brought about the emigration of millions more. But in fact, the English government was guilty of doing too much. Blair’s statement draws attention to the question of what caused the
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