America was the country of tomorrow, a place people would travel to live out their dreams, to replace their tomorrows with a better one. The country spoke of frontiers, pioneers, economic strength, civil rights and an abundance of promises. The future was not always fairly distributed, nor was it ever innocent. For many Americans, the old dream encompassed exclusion and violence. And yet there was still a public perception of progress. The politicians knew how to navigate change and shine a light on the path forward. Yet today, American politics seems less certain that tomorrow exists. Americans seem to sigh…

Everyone knows nothing is ever neutral. Neutrality seems like a critical routine in modern discourse. As distrust in the media surges, publications face disdain for bias, and people are looking elsewhere to understand the modern world. Yet beneath this distrust, there is a hidden third party that sits quietly but viciously playing with the masses and their personal politics: the algorithmic systems that shape not only what people see, but what they believe, resent and learn. Its invisibility lies not in common knowledge but in its complex abilities to carry the will of the capitalist and its creators. For most,…

The conflict with Iran continues to drive oil prices upward, yet American politicians talk about national security while the working class absorbs the economic consequences. Higher fuel costs never seriously affect the wealthy or the architects of the war in Washington. Instead, the ones who suffer are delivery drivers, commuters and workers already struggling under stagnant wages and spiraling inflation. For years, both parties have framed military escalation as a necessary step in protecting America from forces abroad, while ignoring the consequences back home. But war is never just a geopolitical battle of manpower. Every day that America is fighting…

American politics has since departed into the realm of personality politics. Increasingly, political figures are required not to advocate for policies or constitutional rights, but rather perform an identity in ways that are marketable and pocket-heavy. A facade that doesn’t have to earn respect, but earns a platform to influence. The emergence of figures like Erika Kirk illustrates how the face of politics is changing and personifies this shift with particular clarity. Erika Kirk is not significant because she represents coherent, revolutionary thought. Her platform was not bestowed upon her for anything remarkable, for she is just another conservative white…

Donald Trump returned to office promising that America would avoid any more “forever wars.”  However, the United States is currently waging a full-scale war against Iran, and the American taxpayer is funding the bill. Soaring oil prices and rising inflation are just a few costly consequences of this war as Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, which is vital to the global oil trade. On March 12, crude oil prices briefly climbed above $100 per barrel as attacks on Gulf shipping deepened the worst oil supply disruption on record, according to the IEA. Trump campaigned as an enemy of forever wars,…

Within the Western world, socialism is considered a fallacy, a fantasy, a regime that can simply never work. The word itself carries a peculiar moral weight, spoken with caution, and is certainly not a wise choice for contention at a dinner party. If it is not promptly dismissed as soviet drivel, it remains a nuance of existential threat. This reaction is remarkable not because socialism is beyond criticism, but because it is so often denied the basic conditions of debate. The gavel of opinion is struck before its ideas have been examined. This pre-passed judgement of any leftist regime seems…

The spectacle during Wednesday’s House Judiciary hearing was not merely an oversight session; it was a performance of the highest degree. The United States Attorney General, Pam Bondi, utilized procedural defenses and personal insults while evading accountability for the Justice Department’s mishandling of the Jeffrey Epstein file releases. This situation is significant because the Department of Justice (DOJ) is not meant to function as a political arm or a platform for political rallies. Its role is to enforce the law impartially, not to serve as a partisan shield for the powerful. However, the events that unfolded—characterized by evasive answers, heated…