21st-Century Nostalgia: Culture Stuck in the Past

21st-Century Nostalgia: Culture Stuck in the Past by Nicholas Diaz Top Gun: Maverick, Sour, and NBA 2K23. What do the top-grossing film of 2022, a 2022 Album of the Year nominee, and the most popular […]

High Speed Rail in Miami

High Speed Rail in Miami by Joseph Alonso As defined by Cornell Law, high speed rail (HSR) is an “intercity passenger rail service that is reasonably expected to reach speeds of at least 110 miles […]

Why the United States is Poorly Designed.

Why the United States is Poorly Designed. by Jacob Rodriguez To observe a city is to point a mirror at its people.  We, as humans, are shaped by our surroundings and there is no surrounding […]

Against Likable Art

Against Likable Art by Nicholas Diaz In Aesthetic Theory (written between 1956 and 1959 and published posthumously in 1970), sociologist and philosopher Theodor Adorno, wrote “Foreignness [Fremdheit] to the world is an element of art.” […]

A MMT Perspective on the Role of Taxes

A MMT Perspective on the Role of Taxes by Nicholas Diaz In the last two decades, a heterodox economic theory called modern monetary theory (MMT) has intrigued many in the United States. This post-Keynesian school […]

Student Loan Debt Crisis

In the United States of America we have a massive student loan problem. As of 2019 the student loan debt has toppled to 1.9 trillion dollars and the debt is only going up. College tuition […]

President Trump Impeachment Inquiry

The United States has become so politically divided between Democrats and Republicans. The Democrats have now appointed an impeachment inquiry on President Trump and believe he has violated the national security of the United States […]