We knew a pandemic was coming, and we could have been ready for it. "Exploring Lessons Learned from a Century of Outbreaks: Readiness for 2030" was published on May 8, 2019, just a few months before COVID-19 broke out in Wuhan, China. The report discussed the many...
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Opinion: LGBTQ people should be represented by DACAmented DREAMers
Those in the LGBTQ undocumented community had much to celebrate this month. Along with honoring PRIDE month — a time for LGBTQ communities to come together and celebrate being themselves as well as an opportunity to peacefully protest and raise political awareness of...
Opinion: The selective hearing of the Republican Party
Selective hearing is the ability to listen to a single speaker while in a crowded or loud environment, according to Healthline. When humans utilize selective hearing they only listen to what they are interested in and want to hear. The Republican party uses selective...
Opinion: Donald Trump has missed the mark again
Donald Trump, his administration and the entire Republican party have sent the United States into hysteria again and again over the past 3 and ½ years of his Presidency. Trump has spent his time in office sitting behind a computer tweeting out wild claims, non-fact...
Opinion: Trump’s impeachment trial almost made me lose hope
On the morning of January 21, I was very anxious to know the final verdict of Trump's impeachment trial. After 13 long hours of intense deliberation, the trial finally came to an end. He was impeached, but the Senate rejected the evidence that would have removed him...
Opinion: Trump shouldn’t use the phrase ‘Chinese virus’
As President Trump stepped up to the podium in the White House to update the nation on the coronavirus outbreak, Washington Post reporter Jabin Botsford tweeted a photo of President Trump’s prepared notes on March 19. The last-minute edit in a black marker stood out...
Author Laura Silverman on Jewish heritage and fighting anti-Semitism
Sometimes, religion embraces you like a nice hug and uplifts you through your endeavors and livelihood. The five-time published Young Adult author Laura Silverman, whose works include "Girl Out of Water," "You Asked for Perfect," and the muti-author anthology "It's a...
Opinion: Why impeaching Trump is a fruitless effort
Donald Trump, love him or hate him, his name is often followed by a wave of controversy. This statement is even more true nowadays, with the recent “quid pro quo” between Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, according to the L.A. Times. Due to this...
Bipartisan perspectives on the Mueller report
While I interned at the United States House of Representatives, an interesting hearing was held by the Judiciary Committee, which discussed bipartisan perspectives regarding the Mueller Report. With the emergence of the 2020 elections, it is important to rule out...
The end of the Mueller investigation
Robert Mueller’s nearly two-year long investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election has come to a conclusion. Millions of Americans have been waiting for this report, and after Robert Mueller announced that his report has concluded, the nearly 400-page...