Alleged CIA spying reveals government hypocrisy


Edward Snowden showed the world what happens when the government spies on its constituents. And Tuesday, California Senator Dianne Feinstein, head of the Senate Intelligence Committee, showed the world what happens when the government spies on those who govern. Feinstein alleged on the Senate floor that during an investigation by the Senate Intelligence Committee of […]

Government must not give up on Head Start programs


Every person deserves a chance, and some even deserve to have a head start in the right direction. With recent cuts to the federal program Head Start that provides underprivileged children with instructional preschool, however, the chance to rise out of cyclical poverty through education might be taken away. In the current climate of the […]

Reality shows shouldn’t exploit their subjects


Much of my identity has been shaped by Lindsay Lohan — or shall I say, the more wholesome Lindsay Lohan. As a small child, I watched The Parent Trap almost every day until my mother, an onlooker with less exposure than I, could even recite the words. Freaky Friday marked my third-grade existence; I wanted […]