Metaphor of stacked books chained to resemble the term “banned books”   Books offer readers the opportunity to explore and better...

A graphic indicating the danger of anti-intellectualism online To many Americans, reading is a simple fact of life. We read road signs,...

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are the 2024 Presidential candidates for the Republican and Democratic parties, respectively. With the...

Demonstrators in Philadelphia during a Black Lives Matter protest on June 2, 2020 ( Matt Rourke/AP/ABC News) Police-community...

A Chinese-English sign in Beijing, China (Wikimedia Commons). The author clarifies their use of “standard English” as “the most...

Leah Sava Jeffries’ portrayal of Annabeth Chase in Disney+’s  Percy Jackson and the Olympians Reading is imagination at play. Readers...

Justin Chin in “America Can’t Resist Fast Fashion. Shein, with all of its issues, is tailored for it.” As Halloween approaches, college...

Michela Redoano in “ Examining the Effects of Voter Mico-Targeting in the 2016 US Presidential Election ” I wake up in the morning after...

One of the few surviving images from Coyote vs. Acme  (Eric Bauza) With Will Forte as the lead role and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Samy...

“ I’m Sorry, I Can’t Always Know the Answer .”  The debate over the value of standardized testing, specifically in regards to college...

An example  of how, in meme culture, “little treats” are used to deflect against difficult times.  Do you ever feel the need to soothe...

Gen Z in Kenya takes to the streets(Amnesty Kenya/X) Similar to most former colonized nations, Kenya has struggled with economic...

The cast of the original Star Trek series . There she was, going boldly where no man had gone before. Or should I say, no woman. In Star...

Image : The Idiot  cover Fyodor Dosteyevsky  didn’t define idiot  the way that we do. An idiot isn’t someone without common sense. It’s...

Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1342 - 1400 If the name of Geoffrey Chaucer is not well known among today’s young readers, it deserves to be. His...

Peter Dovak’s to-scale Metro Map I spent a lot of time this summer analyzing WMATA’s Better Bus  initiative and how it would impact...

Weinberg Magazine ; political cartoon depicting the odd commitment American society has towards the Electoral System despite its clear...

Polluting factory How much should a metric ton of carbon dioxide cost? How much do companies with huge carbon emissions actually care?...

The Wall Street Journal In the months ahead of the election, both former President Donald Trump and Vice President Harris have proposed...

BETTMANN, CORBIS, AP IMAGES Economists and political pundits have consistently cited high inflation rates, a pressing oil embargo, and...