Deleting Twitter will hit him where it hurts the most — Last week, Elon Musk finalized his acquisition of Twitter, ushering in a new era for social media. The long, complicated saga of the billionaire’s quest to turn the platform into what he thinks it should be has turned an important corner. It’s well known that Musk has long proclaimed himself…

The iconic 2017 HuffPost Op-Ed is worth revisiting in 2022 — In 2017, when I was an undergraduate, an interesting article started trending on social media. Published by HuffPost, it quickly resonated with my liberal classmates while the more conservative Twitter users turned up their noses. …

The Senate candidate has called for multiple mass firings of our generals. — With midterm season already upon us, it has never been more important to evaluate the candidates on the ballot. And with the future of democracy on the line, the second half of that sentence cannot be overstated. America has the chance to unseat many of the Republican politicians who supported…

For Russia’s dictator, the game is on the line but it could be over soon — News on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, specifically on Vladimir Putin, has followed a distinct recurring theme this week. According to Defense One, Putin’s War, and His Rule, Are In Trouble. According to The Atlantic, Putin’s Kremlin is in Disarray. And according to one CNN correspondent, Putin can call up all…

Our president did what he should have done months ago — September 2022 is here and it is off to an interesting start. President Joe Biden kicked it off by delivering an important message without mincing words. …

Playing the martyr might not get Trump to 538 votes — In 2016, Nate Silver ruffled many feathers among Democrats. A noted statistician and analyst, Silver had turned plenty of heads on the Beltway during previous election cycles. In 2012, he correctly predicted the electoral outcome of every state. But four years later, his statistical model gave Trump what Vox described…

A conservative tabloid has placed country before party. — As the January 6 hearings conclude, the list of people turning their backs on Donald Trump is still growing longer. This includes his own party. As NPR reports, Republican leaders have boycotted the hearings, declining to provide the red wall of support that the disgraced former president desperately wants. Trump’s…

The ballot box is our greatest tool in the fight against far-right fascism — Will Generations Y and Z vote in 2024? Before addressing that, we need to apply that question to a much closer election cycle; the 2022 midterms. With summer already half over, America is deep into election season and we have a chance to unseat some of the worst people ever…

His political works have remained relevant for all the worst reasons. — I’ll admit that when I got the Apple News alert that John Prine had died in 2020, I had to Google his name. A child of the late 90s and early 2000s, I didn’t have the luxury of growing up in a generation known for penning iconic protest songs. …