Washington D.C. is home to our nation’s capital—the seat of power in the United States. But beyond the historical monuments, museums and granite buildings live about 705,000 people. Residents in the district have regular families, jobs and lives—and there are in fact more people living there than...

The military seized control of Myanmar after a general election on Feb. 1. Although General Aung San Suu Kyi's party clearly won, the military claimed widespread fraud and has yet to provide supporting evidence. In addition to military violence, Myanmar’s military has suspended licenses for a number...

While many people in Generation Z look to celebrities to bring joy amid the hard times of the pandemic, some have taken a step back from their industries and instead have become vocal about this year's elections. Thousands of celebrities and influencers this year have used various social media platforms...

The presidential election is only 28 days away and for many Biola students, this is the first election they are able to vote in.  Even for those who have voted before, they may feel young, inexperienced and not educated enough about politics to truly understand what is on the ballot. However, our voices...

(This story was originally published in print on Feb. 6, 2020). After President Donald Trump won the Electoral College but lost the popular vote in 2016, there has been heated debate concerning the usefulness of the system. Throughout the recent democratic presidential debates, the majority of the...

(This story was originally published in print on Sept. 19, 2019). Kelly Pun, a junior communication sciences and disorders student, sat in a Hong Kong restaurant with her family. As they ate, a man walked by with a long bamboo stick––like the scaffolding that holds up construction projects. Her...

“Oh, say can you see,” sang protesters in Hong Kong, with signs that read “Fight for our city, stand with Hong Kong” as they marched on Sept. 8 near the U.S. consulate in the Central district of Hong Kong. According to The Guardian, protesters urged American officials to pass the Hong Kong Human...

In 1889, Alexis de Tocqueville, a French diplomat and political scientist, penned “Democracy in America”—not only the greatest book on America, but also the greatest book on democracy. A portion of the closing chapters are devoted to imagining the nature of a usurpatious democracy. Tocqueville...

The term “compassion fatigue”—used by journalists to describe the public’s gradual desensitization and apathy to news of war in the electronic age can also be used to describe the behavior people exhibit when they hear another news story about the latest online privacy violation. Most social...