Rankings should not count the Trojans out


I don’t really understand how national rankings work. Of course, I understand the premise of voters and polls based on point differentials and strength-of-schedule statistics. I’ve read plenty of explainer columns that break down the variety of factors that are put into deciding the national rankings for teams every week. But when it comes down […]

Racial disparities in discipline have lasting consequences


Last month, The New York Times published an article highlighting a racial punishment gap in public secondary education. In 2012, black students in Arkansas were suspended from school more than five times as often as white students and received corporal punishment almost twice as often as white students. Additionally, black students were more likely to […]

You Do Uterus: The Republican War on Women helped make Harvey Weinstein


America’s favorite “large adult son” and “very good boy” Donald Trump Jr. took a page from his father’s book this weekend, taking to Twitter to blast left-leaning politicians and celebrities alike for failing to immediately comment on sexual assault allegations against Hollywood producer and Democratic donor Harvey Weinstein. “Thoughts on Harvey Weinstein?” he tweeted at […]
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