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Imagine working a tiring bartending shift. A group of girls and boys enter, and you thoroughly check their identification. The ID is a flawless fake and you are unable to tell, so you serve them. Later that night, one of them causes a fatal accident. When your boss finds out, they are understanding, guide you through your shock, and tell you to be more strict next time. Their empathy saves you. But the police and prosecutors are not your manager. Under the law, it does not ma

This week I found myself thinking about what I had believed to be two very different subjects; a friend I used to talk to and the Netflix series Adolescence. My friend had told me once in conversation he thought it was reasonable there’s a pay gap between men and women with the reason being women naturally choose the lower paying jobs. When I asked him why he would think that, he told me about his years of having female teachers, seeing women work retail and other fie

Public health in the context of war is a topic highly disregarded; yet, war ravages countries worldwide. Access to healthcare, water, food, mental health resources and so much more falls in the branch of public health and becomes even more of a necessity during war time. A population’s lack of access to public health often worsens devastation, which makes it very important to examine how the field gets changed during crises. A very clear example of the impact war has on publi

The proposal to repeal the Second Amendment represents one of the most significant structural shifts within the American constitutional system. To evaluate your stance thoroughly, it helps to analyze the deep-seated political mechanics, legal frameworks, public safety arguments, and constitutional hurdles involved in such a major legislative change. The Second Amendment was adopted in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, establishing a right to bear arms which the Supre

It is absurd to disagree with the foundational premise that mental health plays a profound, determining role in the lives of the vast majority of incarcerated individuals. Even a casual viewing of popular law enforcement and reality television programs, such as Cops or Jail, vividly displays the stark reality of how severe behavioral health crises, trauma, and untreated psychiatric disorders directly lead to police contact and subsequent arrest. Official data from the United

You know that guy I saw on the street yesterday? Yeah, he was really attractive, though, he was being escorted by the police. And the girl next to him? Drop dead gorgeous. She was really sobbing while getting the handcuffs fastened around her hands. She even cries pretty! Either way, whatever they did couldn’t be that bad, right? We all possess a bias for something. Or someone. Your cat, your parents, or someone you found attractive on the street. We like to believe justice i

Second-year Mayor Zohran Mamdani is forging ahead with his ambitious municipal grocery store initiative, a bold $70 million plan designed to guarantee a 30% discount on essential household groceries. This policy delivers directly on a key campaign promise Mamdani made in late 2024 following a staggering post-pandemic surge in food costs that hit working-class families across New York City hardest. Speaking on the profound human impact of sustained food inflation, Mayor Mamda

Dr. Anthony Fauci is one of the most esteemed and well-known figures in the field of public health. Following his time as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, chief medical advisor to President Biden, and as a crucial responder during the HIV/AIDs crisis in the later part of the twentieth century; he is attending a senate hearing. So, how did it get to the point of his career where at a senate hearing, being questioned about the COVID-19

Climate change has had lasting effects on countries, communities, people and every organism that walks the Earth. In California, the effects have been particularly devastating; a coastal state already affected heavily by wildfires, drought and unhoused populations gets deeply impacted by the increased temperatures and rising sea levels. In my home town of San Jose, all of these issues are strongly evident, with several policies being established to protect the people of the c

The person walking into the chamber knows they are taking their final breaths. They ponder what went wrong, what went right, and if whatever they did was worth a grave written with a pre-scheduled date. As they take their last looks at the world, they realize what a fatal mistake they’ve made. Image via Rama Krushna Behera / Unsplash Capital punishment, better known as the death penalty, is the execution of an offender after being convicted of a criminal offense by a court of

Enacted in 1973 with overwhelming, near-unanimous bipartisan support under President Richard Nixon, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was established to create a comprehensive federal framework aimed at preventing extinction, identifying "endangered" and "threatened" species, and legally safeguarding the critical habitats required for their long-term recovery. Now, more than 50 years after its passing, regulatory updates initiated during the Trump administration have begun sys

In light of the new administration and the myriad of different officials that’ve been appointed, I feel it’s important to highlight some changes that might have gone unnoticed. There’s very few things in the world I dislike more than Health Secretary Kennedy’s agenda to “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA). It asks the American people to reject vaccination- leading to the increase of measles we’ve seen across the country- while restricting what can be purchased with SNAP benef

As Israelis continue to enforce apartheid policies in Palestine and Russian-controlled proxy states remain active across the globe, it is clear that decolonization is superior to neocolonial restructuring. Furthermore, neocolonial restructuring causes significant tension and conflict over borders and control. Before making an argument, it is necessary to understand the structural differences between these two concepts. Decolonization is defined as the historical and political

An Overview One search for tobacco advertisements from the eighties or nineties will reveal old, snappy slogans, promises of the best cigarette, and a person of color on nearly every poster. Starting in the 1950’s, the industry had set its sights on a new market for their products to be advertised and sold to: minorities. Over the past few decades, as the impact of tobacco marketing on youth has been challenged it’s important to view how advertisements to female, Black, Hisp

President Trump stepped to the podium on Thursday night to once again question the integrity of United States elections, once again making one thing clear, every eligible American must use their 15th amendment rights. Despite its importance, a survey for Statista finds only 43% of the 18–24 category voted in the 2024 presidential election. A deeper view into the same survey reveals a deep discrepancy among voters based on race. The survey showed white young adults voting at a

There’s something crucial to learn when you take the time to consider: what media have you consumed in the past couple of hours? Consider the variety of content that’s available to the average user; one might go through Instagram, Netflix and see what’s on some major streaming channels. The truth of it is that each of these sources presents widely different perspectives for the mind; different emotions, and different things to internalize. Though most of us might dislike bein

On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled in the landmark National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission case. A conservative 6–3 majority found that federal limits on coordinated campaign spending by political parties are unconstitutional under the First Amendment. This ruling stands in direct contradiction to the 2001 FEC v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee decision (Colorado II), which had originally upheld federal spending limits on

Oyez, oyez, oyez. Though it’s likely a very unfamiliar word, it’s the one spoken three times to begin the proceedings of the Supreme Court; the highest judicial court in the United States. Within the building sit the nine justices, each with a vote that can reshape the country- and such a claim has been proven to be true. In the past few years, the United States has in fact been reformed by several landmark rulings by the Supreme Court; these cases varied from a woman’s acces

Despite knowing that law school means late night studying, hundreds of pages of textbook reading, LSAT and Bar Exam prep, and the infamous Socratic method, young people are clearly not deterred from applying. According to the Law School Admissions Council, in the 2025-2026 testing year, there were 202,437 individuals registered to take the LSAT. This number of registered LSAT-takers has been rapidly rising for a long time. Law school is unique because it brings together a ver

So you’ve probably heard of at least one world leader who has committed a war crime. In that case, he or she could be put on trial at the...