Art by Sybil ZhangThe fact is not lost on most people that this is a time of great national division. The year has seen the election of a controversial president, the creation of movements both resisting and supporting him and a renewed debate over the importance of free speech in America. While some view free speech as enabling divisive and hateful rhetoric, free speech, which … [Read more...] about Overcome Divisions Through Free Speech
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Trump’s Star Speaks Out
Graphic by Nate BartonJunior Kyle Cajero had the opportunity to talk with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star, which was vandalized by a man wielding a pickaxe last Wednesday morning.Kyle Cajero: How are you doing?Donald Trump Star: Physically, I feel a lot better. But I still get really vivid flashbacks of the incident whenever someone … [Read more...] about Trump’s Star Speaks Out
Kaepernick Sits, the World Reacts
Art by Peau PorotesanoTo sit or not to sit? That has been the question for professional athletes since Colin Kaepernick sat during the national anthem on Aug. 25. Since then, Kansas City cornerback Marcus Peters raised his fist (a la Tommie Smith and John Carlos) on 9/11, a quartet of Miami Dolphins knelt behind a Marine color guard, and the Seattle Seahawks announced a … [Read more...] about Kaepernick Sits, the World Reacts
Separate the Controversy from the Catalyst
Graphic by Nate Barton Outside of the Super Bowl, I don't watch professional football, and I’m certainly not familiar with many players’ names. Recently, however, I’ve found it impossible to avoid one name in particular: Colin Kaepernick, quarterback for the 49ers. After refusing to stand for the national anthem during a preseason game against the Green Bay Packers on … [Read more...] about Separate the Controversy from the Catalyst
Charlie Hebdo Shootings Revive Cultural Questions of Old
Art by Sacha Irick I am not Charlie. I don’t expect Muslims to be either. We rightly regard the massacre of 10 journalists as a monstrous tragedy, but our reaction to it betrays a disconnect from the worldview of about two billion people. If the offices of the Westboro Baptist Church were blown up by a lunatic, no one in this country would claim solidarity with them and … [Read more...] about Charlie Hebdo Shootings Revive Cultural Questions of Old
