We can all agree: sometimes the news can be overwhelming. Due to the sensationalism of today’s media, it can be difficult to parse through stories and tell which are important and which aren’t. So, I’ve handpicked three of the most important stories you may have missed this month: He’s Done: Robert Mueller III concluded his […]
Author: Michael Sutherland
Special Counsel Robert Mueller Concludes His Investigation Into President Trump
On March 22nd, 2019, former FBI director Robert Mueller III delivered his findings from the Justice Department’s probe into President Trump’s potential collusion with Russia to the Attorney General William Barr, ending his almost two year stint as special council. This was an event that seemed impossible to a nation engrossed in the investigation, the […]
What You Missed This Month, February 2019: Amazon, Virginia, and 2020
Another year means more news to sort through, Macaulay! We can all agree: sometimes the news can be overwhelming. Due to the sensationalism of today’s media, it can be difficult to parse through stories and tell which are important and which aren’t. So, I’ve handpicked three of the most important stories you may have missed […]
What You Missed This Month, November 2018: The Midterm Elections
We can all agree: sometimes, the news can be overwhelming. Due to the sensationalism of today’s media, it can be difficult to parce through stories and tell which are important and which aren’t. But, this month, one event stole the show: the midterm elections. So, I’ll be running through the most important events, races, and […]
What You Missed This Month, October 2018: Kavanaugh, Trump’s Taxes, and Amazon
We can all agree: sometimes the news can be overwhelming. Due to the sensationalism of today’s media, it can be difficult to parce through stories and tell which are important and which aren’t. So, I’ve handpicked three of the most important stories you may have missed this month: Kavanaugh Confirmed: After a long and scandal-ridden […]
American Horror Story Returns With An Atomic Bang
American Horror Story, the popular thriller anthology series, has returned for its eighth season, and it’s already being heralded as one of the best in the series’ history. The season begins with several atomic bomb blasts, as many of our main characters are carted off to a secret, selective outpost. The origins of the bombs, […]
Ever Upward? — A Brief History and Criticisms of the Excelsior Scholarship
As we adjust to our new schedules, meet our new professors and assess our new workloads, it is important that we, as Macaulay students, realize how lucky we are. Aside from a few extraneous fees, we don’t pay for college tuition. Therefore, some of us may be unaware of the financial difficulty many students, new […]
The Origins and Implications of a Possible O’Rourke Victory
The Senate race in Texas between incumbent Republican Ted Cruz and upstart State Representative Beto O’Rourke is tightening. Of the five polls taken in the state since August 12th, four place O’Rourke within striking distance of Cruz, and one places him slightly ahead of Cruz. The Cook Political Report, an established nonpartisan newsletter that rates […]