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Sep 15 2024OPINION

Butker's Commencement Slip-Up: When Familiarity Breeds Contempt

The NFL world has never seen Harrison Butker under the microscope as much as it has this week. The Kansas City Chiefs' kicker's commencement speech at Benedictine College sparked a heated debate, and not just among fans. Even the Benedictine Sisters of Mt. St. Scholastica, a founding institution and

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Sep 15 2024LIFESTYLE

Football Star's Controversial Remarks: A Game-Changer?

Harrison Butker, the Kansas City Chiefs' kicker, recently made headlines with his commencement speech at Benedictine College, where he shared his beliefs on various topics, including marriage, family, and politics. The 28-year-old athlete has no regrets about expressing his views, despite receiving

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Sep 15 2024POLITICS

A New Era of Unity: Can Trump's RNC Speech Deliver on Its Promises?

As Donald Trump stepped onto the stage at the 2024 Republican National Convention, he promised to usher in "a new era of safety, prosperity, and freedom for citizens of every race, religion, color, and creed." But can he deliver on these lofty promises? On the surface, Trump's speech seemed to be a

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Sep 15 2024POLITICS

The Toxic Consequences of False Rumors: How Echo Chambers Can Destroy Communities

In recent days, the city of Springfield, Ohio, has been plagued by a wave of bomb threats and chaos, stemming from unfounded rumors about Haitian immigrants eating pets and wildlife. Despite these threats, which forced the lockdown of two hospitals and the evacuation of schools, the source of the ru

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Sep 12 2024OPINION

The Silent Censor: How Free Speech is Being Chipped Away by Tech, Media, and Politics

Imagine living in a world where the ability to express your thoughts and opinions is slowly being eroded away. It's not a reality from a dystopian novel, but our current reality. The erosion of free speech is happening, and it's not a single, dramatic event, but rather a thousand tiny cuts. From th

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Sep 10 2024POLITICS

Elon's Election: A Tale of Two Tweets

In recent weeks, billionaire Elon Musk has been busy spreading misinformation and inflammatory rhetoric on his platform, Twitter. His latest targets? Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and women in general. Let's break it down:First, Musk shared an AI-generated image depicting Harris as a commu

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Sep 10 2024OPINION

School Threats:Is Harsh Punishment the Answer?

It's understandable to feel frustrated and scared after hearing about threats of violence in schools, businesses, or anywhere else. The question is, what are the best ways to address these threats? One person argues that any threat should automatically result in at least 5 years in prison, with no

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Sep 10 2024SCIENCE

Is Science Becoming a Weapon? Examining the Price of Dissent in the COVID Era

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed a troubling trend: the suppression of dissenting scientific voices. While scientists have always debated, the last few years have seen an alarming rise in the silencing of those who challenge the prevailing narrative. This article explores the chilling effects of

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Sep 10 2024EDUCATION

Are Elite Universities Stifling Free Thought? A Critical Look at Campus Speech

Are our most prestigious universities becoming hotbeds of censorship? A recent survey by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) suggests that might be the case. The survey found that some of the nation's most elite schools, including Columbia, NYU, Penn, and Harvard, rank at the

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Sep 06 2024TECHNOLOGY

TikTok and the Data Minefield: Is Your Privacy at Risk?

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is accusing TikTok of a serious breach: secretly collecting American users' views on hot-button issues like abortion, guns, and religion. This data, the DOJ claims, is then sent back to TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, in Beijing. The DOJ claims that TikTok

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