The culture of New Year’s resolutions

For many people, all focus turns to New Year’s once Christmas and other holiday festivities pass. People everywhere bid farewell to the year ending and celebrate a brand new 365 days on the horizon. It’s a time to reminisce on the past while dreaming about and planning for the future. Many would agree this past New Year’s celebration was unlike any they have experienced before.

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Trump acquitted after violent insurrection prompts impeachment

In the entirety of American history, there have been four impeachment trials, three of which have occurred during many student’s lifetimes, and two of those three in the last two years. The impeachment of President Donald Trump during the final days of his term marks history as the first time a sitting president has been impeached twice, and the first time a president who has already left office endured an impeachment trial.

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The power of words in modern-day politics

In an unprecedented turn of events, the world watched in horror as footage of rioters storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 flooded television screens and news outlets around the globe. The loathsome behavior exhibited by these individuals, whose purpose was to “take back” the election they believed was stolen, was the culmination of two months of encouragement by former President Trump himself.

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