Giffords and Gun Control
Gabrielle Giffords represented Arizona in the House of Representatives from 2007 until her resignation on January 25, 2012. Giffords was a victim in a...
The Heroine Behind the Blog
The fight for girls’ right to education seems to be neverending, and yet according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 26, everyone...
Nobel Prize Winners in Economics
The Royal Swedish Academy of Science has awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics to three professors, two of which with drastically opposing views. Eugene...
Italian Jews Praise Protests at Nazi Funeral
Recently in Italy, there has been a great controversy regarding whether Erich Priebke, a Nazi war criminal, should be given a proper burial. Â Priebke,...
51st State Initiative: A Cry for Attention Rather Than Secession
Out of all the current states in the Union, which would region you imagine giving rise to the 51st? The hyper-liberal West Coast? The...
Women in Congress Pushed for Shutdown Compromise
The United States claims to be a representative democracy, ideally representing the demographics of each state in its two national legislative bodies. The idea...
Scariest Places in Buffalo: Where’s the Scare?
WHY FEAR IS STILL HERE, HOW THE DEAD AREN’T QUITE DEAD
AND
WHERE YOU CAN FIND THEM
(IN BUFFALO NO LESS)
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There’s a sort of sweet anticipation that...
Tweet Tweet: Iranian Leader Talks to US
For the first time in 34 years, an Iranian president had a conversation with an American president. The minor phone call lasted 15 minutes,...
Collapse of Mumbai’s Babu Genu Market Building
In the early hours of the morning, a four-story residential building collapsed on the outskirts of Mumbai due to its dilapidated state, killing 60...
Putin’s Peace Prize Nomination More Surprising than the Winner
A Russian advocacy group has nominated Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, for the Nobel Peace Prize. The Russian advocacy group believes that he is much...