The Case for Hawaiian Sovereignty

The upside-down Hawaii state flag represents the Hawaiian sovereignty movement. The flag itself is meant to evoke the British, American, and Russian flags. An upside-down flag is an internationally-recognized sign of distress. I am from Hawaiʻi, but I am not of Hawaiʻi. I was born to two Jewish-Americans on the Hāmākua Coast, the East side …

A Brief History of Olympic Protests

African-American track and field gold medalist Jesse Owens saluting after winning the long jump at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Silver medalist Luz Long is seen doing the Nazi salute. Bronze medalist Naoto Tajima stands to Owens' right, courtesy of the AP. The Olympics are monumental events. They represent global cooperation and friendly competition between nations. …

The Electoral College Needs To Go

As the 2024 presidential election rolls around, the validity of the Electoral College will once again be tested. As recently as 2016, it failed to crown the winner of the popular vote as the new leader of the United States, as Hillary Clinton lost the presidency to Donald Trump despite garnering 2.9 million more total …

Reproductive Rights are Human Rights, Not a “Women’s Issue”

Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the long-upheld Roe v. Wade decision during the summer of 2022, reproductive rights have been thrust into the front of agenda-setting in national American politics. The decision and its early public leaking served to galvanize many Americans, mainly women, to turn out in that year’s midterm elections, …

Black Hole Consumes All of Indonesia: What Consumers Need to Know About How the U.S. Economy Is Being Affected

In the early morning of Monday, April 1st, 2024, Indonesians awoke to a black hole that appeared spontaneously on the surface of the Earth, consuming the islands of Borneo, Sulawesi, and Java in mere hours. Scientists around the world say the black hole is expected to continue swallowing the Earth as the remaining Indonesian islands …

“The Most Fatal Disease”: The American Two-Party System

“Why do I have to vote?” “You’re an American, aren’t you?” I’ve had many conversations with Mr. Mac, my high school government teacher, that’d start this way. I’d question some part of the American governmental system, and he’d shoot back a sarcastic non-answer, smiling just wide enough to make his cheekbones shift in the way …

Culture Wars: Is There Hope For Us Yet?

Culture wars have almost completely taken over American politics and rendered somewhat sensible policy debates of the past almost completely extinct. These days America is being battered by wave after wave of outrage politics that have exhausted even the most steadfast political observer.  With attacks against everything from DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) to CRT …

Colleges and Universities Struggle to Balance Free Speech On Campus With Safeguarding Their Communities

Free speech is a fundamental right that people around the free world and particularly in the United States hold very dearly, but it is also an issue that has caused a great deal of headache for college and university administrators who struggle with competing ideas surrounding it that are central to the function of their …

The Supreme Court Precedent Underpinning Much of Federal Regulation is Poised to be Overturned

Federal agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency, Food and Drug Administration, Federal Aviation Administration and the myriad of other acronym inclined governmental organizations form the backbone of government function and regulation in the United States, but their regulatory power may soon be drastically cut by the nation's highest court. The Supreme Court recently took …

Cultural Marxism in the Digital Era

An illustration of Max Horkheimer (top left), Theodore Adorno (bottom left), Walter Benjamin (bottom middle), Erich Fromm (top middle), Herbert Marcuse (bottom right), and Karl Marx (far right), courtesy of Reason Magazine. Many right-wing thinkers (Jordan Peterson), politicians (Ron DeSantis and Ted Cruz), and institutions (Foundation for Economic Education and the Heritage Foundation–a foundation to …