Massacre or Riot?: The Truth Behind the Incident on King Street
The world truly has gone mad. Tarring and feathering, riots, secret meetings… I swear, it almost seems to be coming to a revolution! It’s perfectly absurd! We can’t just remove ourselves from the British empire! We are citizens of the Queen and King! I suppose I should start from the beginning. The trouble all started […]
From Worm to Wallet: the Journey of the Mysterious Silk Road!
This is week 2 of the series From Worm to Wallet: the Journey of the Mysterious Silk Road! Last week’s segment was on the assembly of products in China, and this week’s piece is on the routes the goods took to get to their destinations. Ladies and gentlemen of London, you sit in your houses, […]
Unjust Force: How the Selma-To-Montgomery March Evoke Painful Memories of the Boston Massacre
March 1965 On March 5, 1770, five activists pushing for civil justice were brutally murdered. Bostonians formed a united front in the streets after hearing cries from a young boy being struck with a musket by a British soldier. This crowd grew and started to voice their dissent. Once the crowd had increased in numbers, […]
Mutually Assured Destruction: What Hiroshima and Nagasaki Have Taught Us About Nuclear Weaponry
Today we live in a world of uncertainty. If the situation in Cuba escalates any further, the world as we know it will be annihilated. I question the logic of our world leaders; do they not comprehend the destruction that these weapons can bring to humanity? For our country to once again use these weapons […]
Humanity First: Why it’s Crucial that the US Embraces Globalism
February 1945 More than 25 years ago, then-Senate Majority Leader Henry Cabot Lodge delivered a powerful speech about America’s robust position in global politics, arguing against the United States entering President Wilson’s proposed League of Nations. Lodge began his speech by proclaiming that “the United States [was] the world’s best hope” (Henry Cabot Lodge, League of […]