Published on February 4th, 2019 | by Ryan Nowrouzi
In June of 1971, President Richard Nixon made drug abuse “public enemy number one.” This effectively began the infamous and decades-long War on Drugs. Since then, the War on Drugs has increased the severity of drug abuse …... Read More →
Published on January 23rd, 2019 | by Ryan Nowrouzi
Historically, the United States has assumed the role of acting as the world’s nuclear police force. Whether it’s through direct country-country deals with Russia, Iran, North Korea, and India, or through broader policy measures such as …... Read More →
Published on January 21st, 2019 | by Ryan Nowrouzi
Progress and innovation are two words that have a positive connotation in almost all settings. In medicine, specifically, who could frown upon the idea of leading a longer, healthier life with the help of new ideas, …... Read More →
Published on January 16th, 2019 | by Ryan Nowrouzi
Historically, public defenders are drastically overworked and alarmingly underfunded, and, as a result, many defendants are being underrepresented and forced to take plea deals or serve pre-conviction prison time. Allocating more money and resources to these …... Read More →
Published on November 28th, 2018 | by Ryan Nowrouzi
Essays and other projects that inherently require a more subjective grading procedure open the door to conscious or unconscious bias based on who submitted the assignment and what the instructor makes of that person. For this …... Read More →
Published on November 19th, 2018 | by Ryan Nowrouzi
The bully pulpit of the White House has become the misinformation pulpit under President Trump. In the almost two years that Donald Trump has been president, an unprecedented number of false or misleading claims have been …... Read More →
Published on November 14th, 2018 | by Ryan Nowrouzi
Traditionally, corporal punishment has been used on children in different settings as a means of punishing misbehavior. In the home setting, this has manifested as spanking, slapping, belting or virtually any other physical punishment that parents …... Read More →
Published on November 7th, 2018 | by Ryan Nowrouzi
Political talk on immigration has obscured the meaning of the term sanctuary city. A sanctuary city doesn’t have to be a city; it can be a city, a county, or even a state. It is …... Read More →
Published on November 5th, 2018 | by Ryan Nowrouzi
The death penalty is barred in much of the world, but it is still permitted in 30 of our 50 states. Since 1976, the state of Texas has led the way in state-sponsored executions by …... Read More →
Published on November 1st, 2018 | by Ryan Nowrouzi
In the United States, there are currently 2.3 million people incarcerated in a state, federal or county jail. Of this number, approximately 128,063 inmates are housed in what are known as private or for-profit prisons. With …... Read More →
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