Opinion
(Un)bend the knee
By
Devon Chenelle
· Monday, Sept. 4, 2017
During the most recent season of Game of Thrones, HBO’s wildly popular fantasy series, perhaps no theme was more vital — nor was any phrase more often repeated — than the question of allegiance invited by characters’ incessant exhortations to “bend the knee” and affirm the political submission symbolized therein. Viewers await each Sunday to find out if each character will choose or decline to bend the knee, and to enjoy the fallout.
Observer Editorial: Don't let past mistakes lead to future flaws
By
The Observer Editorial Board
· Friday, Sept. 1, 2017
Racism today
By
Show Some Skin
· Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017
On Aug. 11, racism marched explicitly and visibly through the streets of Charlottesville. According to the Washington Post, a group of around 250 people marched with torches through the University of Virginia, chanting, “Our blood, our soil,” amongst other Nazi slogans. Upon pressure to respond, President Trump condemned violence “on many sides,” sparking backlash from conservatives and liberals alike. “There are no sides … We will not tolerate this hateful ideology,” Paul Ryan released in a Facebook post. Jumping to the President’s defense, the neo-Nazi site The Daily Stormer wrote, “No condemnation at all. When asked to condemn, [Trump] just walked out of the room. Really, really good. God bless him.”
Patient brokering: a new aspect in America's addiction crisis
By
Bailey Boesch
· Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017
