Journalists are threatened, and nobody cares
I have been thinking a lot lately about how important freedom of the press is for our society. Freedom of the press gives writers the right to publish and distribute […]
Tag: freedom
Our View: UI’s Homecoming ceremonies were an unacceptable COVID-19 disaster
University of Idaho retreated back on their Healthy Vandal Pledge last weekend
In the middle of a pandemic that is overwhelming the area’s hospitals and claimed 45 lives in Idaho on Tuesday, deaths that were completely preventable, the University of Idaho held […]
Freedom to choose
The landmark Roe v. Wade decision is just as important now as it was in 1973
Fifty years ago, Norma McCorvey wanted to terminate her pregnancy. McCorvey, a lower-class woman in her early 20s, had previously given birth twice, putting both children up for adoption.
Don’t stop fighting
A Cuban-American perspective on the United States border wall crisis
In 1959, Fidel Castro took over Cuba — causing my family to flee. Cubans are known for their cigars, cafe, conservative beliefs and Catholic values. However, they are lesser known […]
The cost of freedom
The shooting at the Capital Gazette was not just an attack on the press, but democracy
Coming into college, I had a set educational path I planned to embark down — medicine. However, I quickly realized a life of lab coats and stethoscopes wasn’t for me. […]
Pushed to the extreme — Hyper individualism is dangerous to American society
Freedom and individuality are wonderful. Taken to extremes like anarchy or hyper individualism, they are terrifying.
Idaho needs Luker’s bill – Rep. Luker’s bill represented freedom and constitutionality, needs to return and stay
It’s always depressing to see the rights of Americans fall underway in the name of fairness and non-discrimination. Somehow in today’s America, we constantly undermine freedom and the Constitution — […]