The One Where We Lost a Friend
Photo courtesy of Flickr. On Saturday, October 28th, the whole world lost a friend following the unexpected passing of Matthew Perry at 54 years old. He was discovered in his…
Biden Issues Executive Order on the Use and Regulation of Artificial Intelligence
On Monday, October 30th, President Biden issued an executive order on the use of artificial intelligence in the U.S. and the risks that accompany the advancement of this technology. Artificial…
What’s at Stake on Election Day 2023
It may be an off-year, but much is still at stake on Election Day 2023. This year, Democrats have overperformed their electorate’s partisan lean by an 11-point average in special…
Who’s on the ballot if you’re voting at the Lancaster Theological Seminary?
A voter’s guide for Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, for Lancaster Precinct 0904. JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT Vote for one. Daniel McCaffery (DEM) Carolyn Carluccio (REP) JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR…
Lewiston, ME Shooting: Overview, Political Response
On October 25th, 2023, Maine resident and former army reservist Robert Card opened fire at Just-In-Time Recreation and Schemengees Bar & Grill in Lewiston, ME. Eighteen were killed and thirteen…
Pennsylvania Elections: Anti-Abortion Judge Runs for Supreme Court
Come election day on November 7th, Pennsylvania will elect a State Supreme Court Justice to a ten-year term. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is currently split 4-2, with liberals holding a…
Lancaster County Elections: Extremism, Abortion, and a Republican Judge Running with the Democrats
Elections are coming to Lancaster County on November 7, 2023! Voters are preparing to elect the Lancaster school board of directors, municipal boards, commissioner, and clerk. On the state-level, Lancaster…
France under new terrorism attacks: one teacher killed, the Louvres and Versailles under bomb alert
On Friday the 13th of October, a French High School in the small northern city of Arras was a victim of a terrorist attack from an alumnus, Mohammed Mogouchkov. The…
The 2023 New Zealand Election: What’s Happening Down Under?
New Zealanders went to the polls on October 14th to decide who they would send to Parliament. The election was contested by the favored center-right National Party, led by Christopher…
John Green is Taking Down Tuberculosis
John Green’s obsession with tuberculosis started in 2019, he says in a video from August 15th: “I visited the Lakka tuberculosis treatment center in Sierra Leone and met this boy,…
What is Going on With the House of Representatives?
The federal government temporarily avoided a shutdown with mere hours to spare on Sunday, September 30th. This outcome came as a surprise to many following politics as the government seemed…
Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) Ousted as Speaker: Spectacular Downfall of Republican Leadership at the Hands of the Far-Right
Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has been abruptly and shockingly ousted from the position by far-right Republicans. Elected in a tumultuous multi-ballot election across multiple days,…
The WGA Strike Ends After Four Months With A Victory For Writers
On September 27, 2023, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) ended their strike. At slightly over four months, this was the second longest strike in the WGA’s history, only five…
Explosive Scandal Unveiled: Senator Bob Menendez’s (D-NJ) Shocking Corruption Indictment Shakes Capitol Hill
After an ‘explosive’ indictment in New York, embattled Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) is under siege from Senate colleagues and prosecutors. Accused of a ‘brazen bribery plot,’ the senator has faced…
Zelensky Visits UN, White House to Lobby for More Support
On Tuesday, September 19th, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the United Nations General Assembly in New York City—his first in-person trip since February 2022. The goals of this visit was…