NBA Player Jontay Porter Banned For Illegal Gambling Actions

Sports betting has become more and more common in recent years, especially in major leagues based in the United States. The NFL, MLB, and NBA have all particularly leaned into this, and are now actively promoting gambling services where fans can put their money on the outcomes of games. While sports betting used to be …

Google’s Gemini Adds Fuel To Raging Fire Of AI Culture Wars

With artificial intelligence quickly becoming the hottest commodity in the technology industry, many prominent companies are working on creating, coding, and publishing their own AI services. The most recent entity to throw their hat into the ring was Google when they released their ‘Gemini’ model into the world. One of the main capabilities the model …

Freedom of Speech

What is free speech? When does free speech need to be curtailed? What does the 1st Amendment actually protect? When should the government step in to promote or prevent certain kinds of speech? Who is free speech for? What is the impact of free speech on today's society? What is the impact of limiting free …

John Cena’s Odd Relationship With China: Is His Freedom of Speech Limited?

credit: vanity.com/t/john-cena John Cena, champion of the WWE and Hollywood actor, has a tremendous influence on popular culture. He has inspired kids, granted countless Make-a-Wish wishes, and acted in some of Hollywood’s major films like the Fast and Furious series. Yet, he is undoubtedly influenced by politics, exemplified by his relationship with China. Given his …

The Problem with Netflix’s Algorithm

Netflix screen with remote pointed towards it. via unsplash Unless you've been living under a rock for the past decade, chances are you've spent quite a bit of time on Netflix. I'm sure you know by now at least a little about how Netflix works. You log on, choose your profile, then scroll among thousands …

Is traditional journalism on the decline or is digital media just on the rise?

This is an important question considering the concerns of traditional journalism being a stable and appropriate career choice especially in 2022.  All information and news stories are shared and viewed digitally these days. Although news stories still are accessible and published to the public, these same stories will make their way on the internet and …

An Extensive History on Crime News

Photo by NEOSiAM 2021 on Pexels.com The insatiable hunger for crime feeds the overflowing pockets of producers on a daily basis. You may find yourself asking, where did this start? Television? Novels? Many would be startled to believe crime has been sought out before law enforcement became professionalized. So where did it begin? In this …

Political Polarization Of Television News

Photo by Burak Kebapci on Pexels.com TV news is politically polarized. Political polarization of TV news has left many Americans wondering what news they can trust. This has lead many to revert to social media platforms, which as only made matters worse. Political polarization of television news has impacted peoples political views and how they …

An Inside Look: Working Women in Politics and the Decrease in Social Capital

Over many years, society has questioned the true nature of women's roles in the world. Whether that be the idea that women should act only as sexual objects for men's filthiest desires to fighting for equal pay in the workforce, women have always had to fight tooth and nail for any power they may possess. …

Hamilton and Promoting Civic Engagment

In 2015, Hamilton, by playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda exploded onto Broadway. The musical, telling the life story of American Founding Father, Alexander Hamilton and by extension the birth of the American nation using mostly rap and hip-hop styled songs, was an instant success. With expensive tickets and sold out shows, Hamilton was doing something many schools …