Michael Dunn guilty verdict brings hope
The Jacksonville, Fla., case of Michael Dunn has returned a guilty verdict for first-degree murder. Dunn was charged with murder after shooting into an SUV filled with teenage boys at a gas station after a verbal altercation over the loudness of the boys’ music. Despite Dunn claiming he only fired into the car out of […]
Abortion pills and jail time: Where do we stand?
A single mother in Pennsylvania has been sentenced to 12 to 18 months in prison for buying abortion pills online for her 16-year-old daughter, violating a state law that prohibits abortions from being performed except by physicians. Jennifer Ann Whalen bought the pills from a website, claiming she did so because there was not a clinic in […]
Supreme Court limits restitution for child pornography victims
The Supreme Court has recently ruled that victims of child pornography will be paid restitution from those convicted of having the material. However, the Court also indicated there would be limits placed on the amount paid for damages. In a 5-4 ruling, they instructed that lower courts will have to apportion the damages in relation to the suffering […]
Misguided sexual education does more harm than good
After the passage of the Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Mississippi, a state with one of the highest birth rates in the country is requiring educators to teach abstinence in the place of more comprehensive sexual education programs.
In addition to this legislation, anti-homosexual rhetoric is required by law in the classroom, the product of a controversial bill signed into law last week.
Nationwide standard testing causes more problems than solutions
As university students, we’re no strangers to standardized testing. In order to graduate from high school, we needed to take exams to measure our proficiency. As potential college students, we needed to take an exam to determine if we were viable candidates for acceptance into various institutions. We cursed the weeks of studying during these […]
SD steps forward for animal rights, passes legislation
South Dakota has recently become the 50th state to enact animal protection legislation, making it a felony offense to engage in animal cruelty. Considered a victory by animal rights activists, the law would address many different issues, one of the most inflammatory being cases of dog fighting. Despite the recent measures our state has taken […]
South Dakota could easily become a target for terrorist breeding ground
Al Qaeda has recently announced the future publication of an online English-translated terrorist magazine known as “Resurgence,” the first of its kind to be used as a recruiting tool for American citizens. Modeled after a similar terrorist magazine known as “Inspire,” it would be used to appeal to American citizens looking to create homemade bombs […]
Christie scandal sets poor example
The scandal involving Chris Christie continues to deepen, and the news becomes bleaker with each passing day. The quicksand of new information has been pulling the New Jersey governor down for months, and it appears as if his chances of climbing out have finally been dashed. Only the most naive would believe that Christie had […]
Private prisons: Exchanging humanity for profit
The United States of America tends to pride itself on its privatization of businesses, claiming that the free markets will incentivize healthy competition and create an economic environment in which corporations strive to outdo one another. This struggle for superiority would, in turn, create better service and increase the quality of their products or commodities. […]
Private prisons: Exchanging humanity for profit
The United States of America tends to pride itself on its privatization of businesses, claiming that the free markets will incentivize healthy competition and create an economic environment in which corporations strive to outdo one another. This struggle for superiority would, in turn, create better service and increase the quality of their products or commodities. […]