When I see headlines of police brutality, such as the cases involving Sandra Bland, Rexdale Henry and Dillon Taylor, and then see the complacency with which many Americans view this issue, I can’t help but see an extreme disconnect between the attitude of Americans today and the ideals that propelled the American Revolution. With phrases such as “Give me liberty, or...
“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” Benjamin Franklin, one of America’s founding fathers who had a reputation of being an “early-riser,” strongly believed in the notion that the healthiest, wisest people were ones who woke up early. Although Franklin was a very wise man in his lifetime, his quote most certainly does not apply...
When millennials hear the world “rural”, our minds invariably flash through pictures of dirt roads, main streets and cotton fields, supplemented with the occasional church steeple or watermelon stand. In Mississippi, these symbols are abundant enough. A ten mile drive in any direction will most likely bring you within a stone’s throw of a corn field. Those of us...
In order to effectively discuss the Iran Nuclear Deal, one must understand the purpose of having it at all, what the U.S. and its European allies hope to accomplish with this deal. The sole purpose was to limit Iran’s nuclear program so that it is incapable of making a nuclear weapon – that was it. While we can be idealists and criticize the plan for not forcing...
Not long after the on-camera confessions from nearly 50 women whom Cosby allegedly drugged and molested, Bill Cosby denounced the “allegations.” He constantly lied and thus worked to silence his victims. His lawyers said the allegations were “absolutely false.” His wife, family, and fellow Americans stood with him. This one situation seems to reflect the atmosphere...
One morning in late July, the Christopher Columbus statue in Boston’s North End was found covered in red paint with the phrase “black lives matter” spray painted at the foot of the statue. Many other similar instances have occurred throughout the nation, and the reaction is always the same— the paint is removed and and a search begins for the “vandals.” I find...
One morning in late July, the Christopher Columbus statue in Boston’s North End was found covered in red paint with the phrase “black lives matter” spray painted at the foot of the statue. Many other similar instances have occurred throughout the nation, and the reaction is always the same— the paint is removed and and a search begins for the “vandals.” I find...
Before this year, I had never spent a summer anywhere else but home, for the most part. I would vacation a few times throughout the break, but mostly just rest from the long school year that was now behind me. However, this summer, I signed up for classes at Ole Miss. I was really excited to get back to college only a few weeks after I went home for the summer, but, when...
I think it’s fair to say that, lately, the United States has experienced its fair share of unrest. From Ferguson and Baltimore to Caitlyn Jenner, to the Confederate Flag and Charleston, to the Supreme Court’s ruling that led to the legalization of gay marriage in all fifty states, it really has been one controversial event after another popping up on the evening news....
