Daunte Wright was just a year older than me. He was a father, a recent graduate, a basketball fan, and most of all, beloved by…
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Jonah Hill and Miles Teller, according to friends I’ve spoken with, successfully romanticized the arms contracting business in the 2016 movie War Dogs. Guns, girls,…
Only three years ago, mass shootings seemed to make national headlines nearly once a month. Gun control was at the center of the American political…
Marcus was only 16 years old when he realized something was wrong. He’d sit in class unable to pay attention, twiddling his thumbs, shaking his…
There are no more children with Down Syndrome in Iceland. At least, almost none. Depending on where you are in the world, and when in…
The coronavirus pandemic may have started in the East, but China, a country with a population four times the size of the United States, kept…
Towards the end of January 2021, there came stock market turbulence that caused the largest mass stock sell off since the onset of the COVID-19…
Throughout the past six months, I have watched five loved ones come out as bisexual and open up to the world in a confident, breathtaking…
Are we truly in an era of green marketing and greenwashing today as our climate crisis continues to deteriorate? Does Fiji water truly justify their…
This publication, the Berkeley Political Review, is situated within the Bay Area, a section of California that is best known for its incredible innovations in…
Algorithms in the justice system started off as a noble solution to a serious problem: the bias of judges. There are two distinct ways that…
The 1994 Israeli-Jordan Peace Treaty ushered in an unprecedented era of diplomatic relations, brokering peace between an Arab nation and Israel in ways previously unimaginable.…
Among my peers and on the black hole that is the Twittersphere, I have seen a slew of comments expressing disbelief and confusion over the…
In the Xinjiang region of China, millions of Uyghur Muslims are being forced to denounce their religion and ethnic culture. This is in an attempt…
The Supreme Court has once again avoided ruling on the substance of state law and rather stuck to taking an easier, less-controversial road of constitutional…
It’s all about the new. Increasingly, the people of the United States want the latest technology; every time tech giants like Apple and Samsung release…
The United States’ reputation as a pillar of international humanitarian efforts is in danger. Despite its fluctuating political predilections, America has maintained a strong track…
The general manager of the Houston Rockets basketball team, Daryl Morey, triggered a firestorm in China when he tweeted: “Fight for freedom, stand with Hong…