Guest post by Dr. Farah Kudrath. Farah is an MD, MPH with a background in journalism. She is currently studying preventive medicine at Emory University.
The disproportionate use of lethal force against black people in the US is a divisive issue—and we aren’t exactly hurting for divisive issues these days. Read More…
We all know by now that Senator John McCain has passed away over the weekend. Every living US President has offered condolences to his family, including (finally) President Trump. His colleagues have issued statements of support for a man who many of them considered to be a friend, and the news cycle has been dominated by tales of his heroism and courage. His legacy as a world-class “maverick” is forever imprinted on the hearts of Americans. Read More…
The task of keeping up with the news is enough to stress anyone out, especially when the people being discussed, profiled, and interviewed are difficult and sometimes depressing to listen to. Unfortunately, we’re left to grapple with whether it’s better to be blissfully ill-informed and ignorant or terrified and aware. Read More…
What’s interesting about the whole ordeal at the US-Mexico border is not only how it came to be, but the messaging that got us to this point. If it wasn’t so terrifying, I’d be impressed. Most people polled in the country are opposed to the way these Central Americans are being treated at our border, but 55% of Republicans support the policy of family separation, according to a recent Quinnipiac poll. Read More…
Yup, sh*t’s still weird, and weird is still worth talking about. Weird isn’t always criminal, which is a nice break from a lot of what’s in the news, but weird is, unfortunately, a part of the new normal that this country has been desperately trying to both resist and accept – arguably unsuccessfully. Read More…
Stereotypes are nothing new, but that doesn’t make them OK. They essentially paint caricatures of an entire group of people that’s meant to be an accurate, if hyperbolic, representation of that group. At best, they’re a fun way to poke fun at your friends who are presumably in on the joke with you. At worst, they can be used to justify warped perceptions of people, minimizing a complex individual down to a few pointed characterizations. Read More…
There’s probably only a handful of 30-year olds who grew up in the US and have never smoked or otherwise consumed weed before, but I’m actually one of them. I’m not just saying that because my mother will read this, and I’m certainly not saying that I’ve never seen it or been around it. I don’t have anything against it, besides the fact that it smells pretty bad, but I’ve just never been inclined to try it.
That said, I’m quite pro-legalization. Read More…
One of the things I’m most grateful for is that I was privileged enough to have decent teachers growing up. Honestly, though, I feel like everything I know today, I learned in or some form or another in elementary school… Read More…
The world is digital. People get their news from the Internet more than from the news, especially the younger generations. And newspapers are practically obsolete, at this point.
The news sources aren’t always the most trusted, though. Many people – not just millennials – admit to getting their news from social media. That includes things their friends have shared, but it also includes the trending headlines of the day. Read More…
Dave Chappelle’s at it again with his latest Netflix comedy special. There’s already a lot of buzz about it, a lot of criticism, and a lot of “Thank God someone said it,” but one thing he said in particular made me think (and laugh). Read More…