The media fixates on the lurid personal details of Donald Trump’s administration, while ignoring other stories of much greater importance.
Tag: U.S. News
Scripps pulled from U.S. News & World Report college rankings for misreporting data
Scripps College lost its ranking in the U.S. News & World Report after misreporting its alumni giving rate by almost eight percentage points.
OPINION: Embracing grief, anger and hope on Disability Day of Mourning
Disability Day of Mourning is a time to remember and celebrate the lives of disabled people killed by their families. It’s also a time for a range of emotions, all of which are okay.
OPINION: Give Bernie Sanders a chance
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is running for president again in 2020. It’s time that we take him seriously as a candidate.
OPINION: Let’s focus on governing instead of campaigning
On New Year’s Eve, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, announced her intention to run for president — a whopping 673 days before Election Day. In
OPINION: Every Titanic has its iceberg: Trump will regret removing Sessions
A gigantic ship, christened with so much promise, is on its maiden voyage. It’s billed as unsinkable, so much so that it’s almost blasphemous
OPINION: CNN’s Jim Acosta suffers the negligence of a post-truth politician
In an ironic turn, President Donald Trump barred CNN White House Correspondent Jim Acosta on account of supreme insolence. Silly though it may be,
OPINION: Focus on the facts, not the fear
The U.S. military has 2,000 troops stationed in Syria and 5,200 stationed in Iraq, according to recent estimates. In Afghanistan, the United States has
OPINION: Pitzer’s response to Trump’s trans memo was too little, too slow
It’s my third year writing an article for Transgender Day of Remembrance. I plan to keep writing them as long as I’m here and
OPINION: Walker Wall and Pittsburgh: How can our community proceed?
Last week, two other Jewish students and I painted the words “Antisemitism exists. Acknowledge it” in big black letters, along with two blue Stars