America recently tuned in to Mark Zuckerberg’s hearing before Congress, a somewhat awkward endeavor that left us with more robot memes about the CEO than actual progress on internet policy. However, there […]
5 Key Takeaways from Zuckerberg Hearing
Fact Check: Women’s March vs NRA
The Women’s March organization has marched and campaigned against gun violence and in favor of gun control, frequently butting heads with the National Rifle Association (NRA). Recently, the Women’s March tweeted the […]
Now You Can Resist Trump by Paying More Taxes!
April 15th is fast approaching, and for most Americans that means one thing – filing your taxes. This year’s taxes will be the first filed since the historic GOP tax reform went […]
An Emphasis on Action: The 2018 S.O.T.U.
President Trump’s Trail of Broken KEPT Campaign Promises On January 30th, 2018, President Trump delivered to Congress the first State of the Union address of his presidency. It started at 9:00pm EST, lasted […]
Baking History: Why Masterpiece Cakeshop Isn’t About Gay or Religious Rights
In December of last year, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a case that will likely become one of the most important in […]
The Girls of Revolution Street
The idea of resistance manifests itself in various ways in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Just last month, this resistance took the shape of protests led by women who came to be […]
Guns and The Left
Mass shootings comprise a tiny percent of gun crime and are peculiar both in motivation and execution. The weapons used, called assault weapons by those seeking to ban them, account for three […]
PA Lawmakers Propose Legislation in Response to Parkland Shooting
In the aftermath of the deadly school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida last Wednesday, several Pennsylvania Congressmen have presented potential legislative ideas regarding gun ownership and school […]
Quakers for Life debates Dr. Jonathan Baron on Morality of Abortion
Quakers for Life, Penn’s Pro-Life student group, debated the ethics of abortion with Dr. Jonathan Baron, professor of psychology at University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Baron has served as President of the Society […]
Previewing the 2018 Midterm Elections
Two years removed from a contentious 2016 Presidential election, the stage is set for a similarly contentious 2018 Midterm election. Senior analyst Harry Enten from FiveThirtyEight has called the race “a big […]
Pennsylvania Redistricting Ordered
On January 22, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, currently with a 5-2 Democratic majority, issued a split decision that threw out the state’s current congressional district map used in elections to the U.S. […]
Phila-Me-Up With Drugs: Philadelphia To Create Safe Injection Sites
On January 23rd, 2018, Mayor Kenney of Philadelphia was delivered a report from DBHIDS (Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services). After studying examples in Seattle, Canada, and with expert opinion, […]
