2020 has been no normal year. It has been full of unpredictability, which makes us uncomfortable. COVID-19 has changed how we interact with each other. Our ability to have the human connection we so desire has been difficult, especially from six feet apart. Having a presidential election in the middle of this unprecedented year has… Keep Reading
I howled for your attention as I billowed and rumbled across Louisiana in 2005. I was reaching out trying to express the pain you were causing me, but you only saw me as “Hurricane Katrina.” In 2010, I roared for help again when I ripped apart the earth in Haiti. I was trying to release… Keep Reading
With the recent killing of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain and other black victims dying in the hands of the police, every individual in America must fight against racism, especially racism that is targeted at African Americans. This extends way beyond changing white people and white culture, but for my fellow Asian… Keep Reading
So far, the Covid-19 virus has taken the lives of over 420,000 people worldwide. In the United States alone, there have been over 2,000,000 confirmed cases, and 117,000 deaths. African-Americans have accounted over one third of coronavirus fatalities, even though they make up only 13 percent of the U.S. population. So why is this? Pre… Keep Reading
The Declaration of Independence states: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” If the Declaration of Independence states that all are created equal, then why does it… Keep Reading
Our president’s slogan, “Make America Great Again,” has always confused me. As a progressive person who only views the past to find ways to improve the future, I cannot fathom why President Trump wants to go backward. When I examine this country’s history, I do not find a time in which I, or any other… Keep Reading
When I discussed with my peers the most important issue for a future president to solve, many of them immediately mentioned the climate crisis. The climate crisis is the heating of the Earth’s surface because of the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, primarily caused by the burning of fossil fuels. This results in… Keep Reading
Each time my dad finds himself in Washington DC, he visits the Arlington National Cemetery. As a former special operations Army aviator, he conducted countless missions and was good friends with many of the Tier-1 operators buried in these hallowed grounds. To him, it is a deeply-personal trip; many of his friends killed-in-action left behind… Keep Reading
Drama around the 2020 Presidential Election has already begun almost a year in advance, but what more can be expected in this day and age. It seems that the true moderate is an extremely rare breed in today’s political climate. Extreme viewpoints are spread through social media and other press outlets, influencing average people’s opinions… Keep Reading
Politics shouldn’t just be something that divides everyone into either right or left. When talking about politics with others, people automatically take sides with a mindset that one can only be either democratic or republican. Nowadays, many people don’t even think about what’s truly right or wrong or what values they hold true to themselves… Keep Reading