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Trump Goes Full Orwellian In Effort To Reshape The Smithsonian

2 months 1 week ago
When people use the term “Orwellian,” it’s not a good sign. It usually characterizes an action, an individual or a society that is suppressing freedom, particularly the freedom of expression. It can also describe something perverted by tyrannical power. It’s a term used primarily to describe the present, but whose implications inevitably connect to both […]
Laura Beers

Officer shoots, kills knife-wielding man in O'Fallon, Ill. after 2 stabbed

2 months 1 week ago
O’FALLON, Ill. - An officer fatally shot a knife-wielding man Friday evening in O'Fallon, Illinois, after two others were found stabbed. On Saturday, the St. Clair County Coroner's Office identified the man killed as Matthew Blanke, 53, of O'Fallon, Illinois. The shooting occurred around 8 p.m. Friday in the 600 block of West Madison Street [...]
Daesha Gear

The Inversion Of American Values

2 months 1 week ago
There’s a particular kind of person who cheers when the president deploys military forces against American cities over the objections of their elected leaders. They call themselves patriots. They wrap themselves in the flag while applauding the systematic demolition of everything that flag once represented. They claim to love America while celebrating the transformation of […]
Mike Brock