Separating Art From the Artist

The year is 2018. Kanye West has been blacklisted from a Detroit radio station for the comments made in his TMZ interview, R&B singer Sabrina Claudio has dropped off the map, Roseanne Barr just lost her reboot on ABC, and countless other household names have suffered consequences from controversial statements. 2018 has been the year where we finally decided Twitter apologies were not enough for … Continue reading Separating Art From the Artist

Capital Punishment: Is it Right?

The history of the death penalty, otherwise known as capital punishment, may trace back as early as colonial times during the 1600’s in the United States, according to Carol Dwankowski’s “The Death Penalty in the USA – A Short History,” and has become an eternally controversial debate ever since. But what exactly is capital punishment? According to Merriam-Webster, an American company that publishes reference books, … Continue reading Capital Punishment: Is it Right?

Conflict in Israel

For hundreds of years, Israelis and Palestinians have been fighting against each other for the land that both believe they should have. In 1948, Israel was established as a country by the United Nations, making Palestinians angry because they believed the land belonged to them. A fighter group, the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), began to carry out attacks such as hijacking airplanes and went as … Continue reading Conflict in Israel