In January 2017, Republicans will control both houses of Congress and the presidency. Yes, there are circumstances under which a candidate other than Donald Trump could assume the highest office in the U.S., but a revolt of the Electoral College, while legal, would be unprecedented.
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The U.S. election period has been a trying time for citizens and non-citizens, residents and non-residents alike. Televisions, newsfeeds, and timelines have been full of politically divisive rhetoric, vitriol, and fear-mongering.
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As the U.S. battens down the hatches for what looks to be a strange winter, one bioethicist wonders if declining birthrates could fix our climate problems. Johns Hopkins University professor Travis Rieder is the author of Toward a Small Family Ethic: How Overpopulation and Climate Change Are Affecting the Morality of Procreation, in which he argues that childless-by-choice women might be poised to save the world.
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On the day of Halloween, a friend of mine shared a PSA, so to speak, on Facebook that was written by one of her friends.
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Hollywood, book publishing, and other media outlets are designed to give audiences stories that they will want to take in, but, all too often, the system that is used to determine whether or not a narrative will connect with readers and watchers — and, therefore, whether or not a particular story will ever see widespread distribution — neglects to consider the audience as a diverse blend of people who enjoy good stories.
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The nation is still reeling from the results of last night’s elections. Some of its citizens are weeping tears of frustration and sadness, while others are celebrating like they haven’t celebrated in years. You can probably guess which camp Lady Clever falls into.
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The biggest bombshell of the 2016 presidential election was not Hillary Clinton’s email troubles or Donald Trump’s loss of Twitter privileges. Instead, it was a study from University of Michigan researchers proving that misogyny is a bigger indicator of Trump support than racism.
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A Pew Research Center Survey conducted in early 2016 found that 62 percent of U.S. adults use social media as a news source, with most Reddit (70 percent), Facebook (66 percent), and Twitter users (59 percent) saying that they use their social media networks for news-gathering purposes.
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Just a few short weeks before Election Day 2016, a meme began to circulate claiming that Hillary Clinton supporters in Pennsylvania, an electoral vote-rich swing state, could vote from the comfort of their homes by tweeting the words “Hillary” and “#PresidentialElection” between 7 AM and 9 PM on November 8.
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Once upon a time, almost every offering from Disney kicked off with a “once upon a time” kind of theme. After all, Disney was a fairly prudish, conservative corporation tasked with entertaining America’s children while being centered around family values. You know, like orphaning their main characters by killing off their moms.
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As a person who possesses the conflicting traits of being both socially anxious and short-tempered, I worry that some small slip-up will cost me my say in the immediate future of our country.
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succubus in my pocket is a book of experimental poetry by the late, great trans poet kari edwards (1954-2006). In the foreword, edwards — she preferred her name, as well as the book’s title, in lower case — is described as one of transgender literature’s “driving forces and homing beacons.”
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