Netflix: the great unifier or divider?
You know that last scene in “Stranger Things”? You know the one where Lucas and…
Daily Archives: January 12, 2018
Students and politics: Are they involved?
SPECIAL SERIES: Fall 2017 It’s easy to see the number of students involved in politics…
What it means to be ‘in the middle’
Since President Trump was elected last November, the word “moderate” has become a buzzword when…
To kneel or not to kneel?
Colin Kaepernick. Jeremy Lane, Brandon Marshall, Marcus Peters, Devin McCourty, Martellus Bennett, Mike Evans, Megan…
Progression of women in film and TV
The portrayal of women on screen has progressed since the introduction of cinema in the…
Evolution of political parties
For more than 20 years after the Civil War, the U.S. entered a period of…
What we can learn from the election of 1840. No, seriously.
With a disastrous economic crisis falling into the rearview mirror and anger brewing on both…
The state of American politics
I recall as a child the notion of political alignment being shrouded in the confines…
Celebrities and unity: Hollywood spans the nation through crisis
When the world is in chaos, normally we turn to celebrities and fiction to escape…