In January 2025, President Trump released a press notice titled “Granting Pardons and Commutation of Sentences for Certain Offenses Relating to the Events at or Near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021” by which he pardoned a vast majority of the arrested members of the January 6th riot attempted to interrupt vote counting related to Biden’s election. On July 6th, a significant change was made to this verdict, demonstrating moral security within the United States’ justice system. A judge ruled against the pardon of a particular suspect. Brian J. Cole Jr.’s pardon was denied by U.S. district judge…

You may be thinking, the title of this article is a bit dramatic; you’d be both right and wrong in two different senses. The answer to the question of whether everything is inherently political depends on the context used. In the case of movement, however, there are significant reasons why your love for exercise may invoke a need for recognition of the politics behind the sports you play. The rationale for why your 9:00 AM pilates class should segway into a mid-day protest is rooted in what exercise really is. Every exercise, short of simple movements like walking or waving…

American society has a rushing problem. Whether that be rushing to draw conclusions about our political events, to rushing through our professional pursuits, the individualism of America has become a toxicity by which we have turned away from patience and gratitude. This is demonstrated in various parts of our country, from our politicians to the graduation of unprepared high-school students. Americans are also sharing this feeling through their push for “slow-living”, and the budding “dopamine detox” movement dominated by low-tech proponents. Perhaps it’s a responsibility of our government, rather than enforcing unrealistic views of success, to instill morality in today’s…

On June 28th, the Associated Press released an article that highlighted claims comparing Trump to a monarch. These claims pointed to Trump’s partisan and self-focused plans while in the White House. For example, many Democrats such as House Rep. Maxine Dexter felt that Trump was performing shady activities with money for the bi-partisan “America250” by funneling it into a conservative “Freedom 250” powered partly by the Christian, MAGA-supporting Hillsdale College. Additionally, they point to other actions – such as his earlier demolition of the White House in order to create a ballroom – as very vain and financially irresponsible. To…

Religious deconstruction culture on social media is oftentimes very harmful to the average viewer. It makes generalizations using specific events regarding the entire church and its teachings. For example, many media figures have pointed to SA problems in the priesthood in order to shame church clergy. Ironically, biblical texts significantly note that church figures are flawed, and should not be used as an end-all-be-all. Instead of focusing on this clear fact, religious deconstructionists choose to leave out church theology and air humanistic failures. Overall, the way it is presented shows that the content is more anecdotal and dramatized than strongly…

Recently on June 19th, Juneteenth was celebrated for the 6th year as a federal holiday. In 2021, the holiday was established, celebrating the first day of enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation, in Galveston, Texas in 1865. Despite its relevance as the end of slavery, a multitude of conservatives such as the President himself have spoken against the holiday, pointing to it as a useless — and even woke — celebration that divides people and takes away from working hours. Arguably, however, these claims are counterintuitive as Juneteenth affects the masses ideologically more than we think. A primary group affected by…

Over recent years there has been an emergence in dating culture of the theme ‘compatibility’. From dating apps such as Tinder and Bumble which allow you to strictly monitor personality and physical traits, to “situationships” that end after small hurdles, dating culture of today has emphasized the idea that change is negative. What happens, however, when relational adaptation is necessary, in order to improve both people? On Instagram and TikTok, many short form videos have surfaced of male partners complaining about their female partners’ fitness journey (or lack thereof). Comments rush to defend female partners and insult the men for…

Americans need to stop treating political incapability as a humorous aspect of public life. By doing so, we are presenting the idea to our political representatives that their behavior is unbothersome and acceptable. When American citizens see politicians present harmful arguments, speak disrespectfully about other governmental figures, and joke in an off putting manner, we should be calling them out rather than spreading memes. The progression into meme content instead of protesting for our political virtue had begun as a way of coping but now is extending to a way of silence. For this reason, our representatives continue to spread…

Amidst a rising education crisis in our country, anti-college and anti-institutional propaganda is making matters even worse. In the conservative community the spread of media against formalized education has become rampant, not acknowledging the reality that formalized education allows for resourcefulness, and home education is limited by means and parental education. Consequently, conservative media figures have further served our education crisis, encouraging parents to raise misinformed future voters. The reality is, traditional family roles do not omit the need for a proper educational standard, as we’ve seen in radical media stunts such as those who try to school through nature…

In the past few years, creators such as Nara Smith have created aesthetic appeal behind the lifestyle termed “slow living”. These creators typically are depicted in a cottage-like or family styled home, often in a kitchen, and wearing feminine clothing – sometimes even changing the pitch of their voice to be softened. The slow living trend has now offshooted into various forms of slow living, whether it be romantical, conservative, or anti-government/anti-federalist. What is true amongst all of these creators and groups however, is that they create digestible propaganda for many teen and adult followers. Alongside the rise of slow…