By Arthur O’Sullivan A few days ago, the world learned that the renowned libertarian-conservative humorist P.J. O’Rourke died of lung cancer at age 74. If you are reading this, chances are high that you are a student who has only heard the name recently, if at all. His most famous work is from the 1990s, where he would lambast the politics of the day, famously quipping, “The Democrats are the party that says government will…
The Pipeline of Perversion
By Mister B Howdy losers, welcome to the most degenerate issue of the year: the “S*x issue.” While the other writers are content with talking about sex, or the Green M&M, or how how they got laid in the dining halls at 5AM, I, Mister B , am here to continue the great legacy of Binghamton Review by pointing out degeneracy in defense of the traditional values that made this country great. There are, of…
The Economics of… Sex?
By Siddharth Gundapaneni Public perception of varying sexual behaviors has rapidly changed during the last century. Premarital sex no longer faces the societal stigmas it once did, pornography is more acceptable than ever, and support for prostitution is also reaching highs. Why are these changes occurring? Has society gone sex-crazed? Have people begun to just care less about what others do in the bedroom? While some of these propositions may be true, they are hardly…
Sleeping With Your Clone: Is It Ethical?
By Matt Gagliano Let me tell you a story, a tragic story of a man who just wanted to come up with a good idea for an article to write for Binghamton Review’s Sex Issue. As you may have guessed at this point, that man was me. For many days I laid awake at night, haunted by my inability to come up with any ideas for my next masterpiece (also maybe the chronic insomnia?). I…
IS VIRGINITY REAL??
By Madeline Perez Virginity. Chances are you’ve been haunted by this concept in some way or another. Maybe you’ve been taunted by the metaphorical or not-so-metaphorical children of the playground, circling you like some foul ethereal vulture, tormenting you with cries of “Virgin! Virgin! You’ve never had sex, loser!” Or maybe you’re still disturbed by images of the goblin-esque creep, asking you your purity status while seething behind a wall of Discord DM’s. Maybe you…
The Death of Comedy: Tucker Carlson and the Green M&M
By Heart Oh-So-Lovin’ Welp, it happened. According to the libsTM, Tucker (you can’t cuck the Tuck, unless you’re Russia) Carlson posted cringe? Apparently—get this—he talked about the M&M redesign. Boy, I sure am glad that EVERY left-wing news outlet, commentator, and “comedian” is here to inform me that yes indeed, the old T.C. called the “inclusively-redesigned” M&M’s “less sexy.” My, what risible fun it is to laugh at tCarly with all of my favorites, The…
The Loneliness Epidemic
Julius Apostata For some people, finding a date is easy: simply walk up to someone you find cute, have a conversation, one thing leads to another, and congratulations! You now have a significant other. Of course, this is a rather oversimplified summary of finding a date, and many—myself included—have run through this general outline a couple of times. Yet what if I told you that there are some that have NOT run through this process;…
Silence
By Madeline Perez I feel that every moment I need to be productive. Being productive enables me to excuse my own existence– I had a good day if I furthered my education – maybe improved a skill, or made some money. I force myself to read books or play video games that I don’t necessarily feel interested in just so I can get a sense of completing something or having a “worthwhile experience.” I want…
The Left has an Education Problem
By Anonymous At this point, it has become common knowledge that education systems are essentially a new form of indoctrination. Ranging from colleges to elementary schools, America’s children are being fed bullshit by schools from when they can walk. And I’m here to say, that’s wrong. Not morally, but rather there is a more effective way of achieving this same goal. While children are more susceptible to trusting much of what an authority figure (like…
Our Record’s in Jeopardy, Baby
By Patrick McAuliffe In a world of game shows filled nauseatingly to the brim with celebrity appearances and singing competitions, Jeopardy! is still going strong in its 38th season this year. The timeless “Wheel of Fortune for smart people,” as the show is commonly known to myself alone, is a staple of evening television that provides an opportunity for ordinary people from around America to strut their smarts for impressive cash prizes (which, admittedly, are…
On Materialism
Joe Badalamenti It’s become very cliche to talk about “society”. Most people will agree that something is wrong with it, but what is lacking from these discussions is a proper diagnosis of its ailments. Many who speak on these issues are either grifters, or lack information and perspective crucial to understanding reality. Like many large-scale problems, the ailments of “society” boil down to a number of different issues. Though these issues are many, one theme…
Life Above the Rock
By Dillon O’Toole At the time of me writing this, January is almost over and thus we are almost one-twelfth of the way through the year already. I hope by now everyone is getting used to writing 22 instead of 21 as the date, as well as adjusting to a new schedule of classes. Speaking of the new semester, with all that goes on with the start of a new semester you may find yourself…
Jesus’ Size is Je-SUS
By Matt Gagliano Welcome back, everyone! I don’t know about the rest of you, but I for one am so relieved to finally be back in Binghamton. Winter break was nice, but after over a month, I was kind of getting sick of doing literally nothing all day, because realistically, what is there left to do after the holidays are over? You just sit at home, thinking about how great Christmas was for several weeks,…
The Power and Abuse of the Fact-Check
By Arthur O’Sullivan In his pamphlet Common Sense, Thomas Paine once wrote, “do not credulously repeat those things stated, when in reference to falsehoods and conjectures gone unchecked, by those with an air of knowledgeable authority.” To rephrase that in Zoomer vernacular, “don’t believe everything you hear on the internet, even if the guy seems like he knows what he’s talking about.” Such a phrase would seem like common sense—a cliché, even. We nevertheless continue…
Busting The Filibuster: A Shortsighted Decision
By Julius Apostata Talk to anyone, and you are bound to find many that hold very abstract ideas about ideal governance: if only we could pass our specific legislation, all of society’s problems would be immediately solved, and that the failure to pass such laws in Congress is only the result of those that do not want what’s best for America (with these Congressmen and Senators being paid off at best, or morally bankrupt and…