The First American Pope: What Leo XIV Means for Catholics Worldwide
By: James Heider May 29, 2025 During a momentous Easter weekend, Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, passed away at the age of 88—on one of the faith’s…
Learning From Our Past and The Effects of World Anxieties
By: Ryan Wolfe May 22, 2025 Steven Spielberg’s Empire of the Sun, featuring a young Christian Bale, vividly captures the chaos and uncertainty of war. Set during the Japanese occupation…
The Dynamics of Public Health: Part 2
By: Ryan Wolfe May 5, 2025 With growing anti-vaccine skepticism, measles and tuberculosis cases have surged across Texas, New Mexico, and Kansas, creating new public health challenges for the current…
The Folly of Running the U.S. like a Business
By: Zi Yuan Wong April 18, 2025 The United States is navigating truly unprecedented times. Like many others, I find myself questioning how we arrived at this point, where the…
The Dynamics of Public Health: Part 1
By: Ryan Wolfe April 18, 2025 Major plagues have dominated the world for over hundreds of years. There was the Bubonic Plague of 1346 which ravaged 2/3 of Europe’s population…
The Impact of U.S. Tariffs on College Students’ Finances and Daily Life
By Singyi Lo April 7, 2025 On March 28, 2025, the Associated Press reported that inflation had risen in the previous month, with consumer spending remaining sluggish. This occurred even…
The DEI Debate: How Trump’s Rollbacks Are Reshaping MN’s Higher Education
By: Jenna Pakirtzis April 6, 2025 Minnesota colleges are grappling with the impact of new federal policies limiting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, introduced through recent executive orders by…
Deadlock to Action: The MN House GOP’s Push Amid a Fragile Majority
By John Imsdahl March 2025 The 2025 legislative session began in mid-February, with House GOP representatives pressing ahead to advance their legislative priorities. However, the Minnesota House of Representatives spent…
Inauguration Day and The Uncertain American Future
By Zi Yuan Wong February 2025 Reality has finally set in; Donald Trump has been inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States of America. This year’s Inauguration Day…
Are We Heading Towards a New Age of American Imperialism?
By: Ryan Wolfe American politics has taken an unexpected turn since the start of the second Trump administration. President Trump has entertained the idea of acquiring Greenland, adding Canada as…