by Professor Victor Skormin It is plain stupid to talk about guns in connection with this tragedy. This, and similar tragedies, are not caused by guns. They are caused by defective-minded people. Nazi criminals and Pol Pot’s commissars are blamed directly, and nobody (yet) blamed guns for their mass murders. Indeed, obesity is not caused by spoons. What stops the authorities from subjecting known mentally ill individuals to psychological evaluation, if necessary forcefully? It is…
Lobster? I Barely Know ‘Er!
by Patrick McAuliffe Jr. I was first introduced to Dr. Jordan Peterson in the middle of January when he was interviewed on Channel 4 News by Cathy Newman. As she constantly tried to strawman his arguments about the gender pay gap, modern masculinity, and transgender activists, Peterson calmly explained how he arrived at his conclusions and refused to take her intellectual bait. He is not specifically a Ben Shapiro or Milo Yiannopoulis by trade; instead,…
Trickle Rick
by Kayla Jimenez Whenever I hear the term “Trickle-down economics,” I’m uncomfortably reminded of times when poor decision making has led me to trying to pee outside somewhere (and failing miserably.) Nonetheless, Trickle-down is the choice word(s) that refers to the economic theory that by increasing benefits for the wealthy, including corporate and business tax cuts, these benefits will ~trickle~ down to everyone else. Rooted in the assumption that the wealthy (business owners, investors, Fortune…
Sojourn through the Shitholes: Not so N.I.C.E.
by David Keptsi I’d like to think every New York Times has its own Paul Krugman, a douchebag using his economics degree to justify presenting his opinion as fact. Truly an essential part of any publication, I’d also like to believe that I am to the Review what Krugman is to the Times. That being said, if you’ve missed me this last semester I apologize, as I know my commentary must have been just as…
Cannibaliberalism
by Patrick McAuliffe A while back I did a little miniseries about the various hypocrisies on both sides of the “bourgeois political spectrum” (as our labor comrades like to call them). Personally, I enjoyed the “Hypocri-city” pun, but I’m very distraught to see that neither Republicans or Democrats have changed their tune about their basic philosophies. Democrats especially have doubled down on destroying themselves from the inside out with constant shows of being the most…
January Drama: Winners and Losers
by Matthew Rosen 1. FISA Court Renew Winner: Big Government This week, FISA Court operations was renewed through the passage of section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act through the House and the Senate and then signed by President Trump. The Court has many problems when it comes to Fourth Amendment freedoms, as if it is permitted to gather this information from people without a warrant. The FISA Court also has a history of…
Leave Post Alone
by Thomas Sheremetta I won’t lie, Post Malone is one of my favorite artists right now. His style of music mixed with his laid back but friendly attitude makes him worthy of his recent accomplishments, such as the success of “Rockstar.” However, he’s taken some flak recently, and in my opinion, it is completely unnecessary. Though Post Malone’s music dabbles in the rap genre, describing his music as only rap does not do his music justice. For instance,…