“Language is courage: the ability to conceive a thought, to speak it, and by doing so to make it true.” In his fourth novel that struck the world as controversial yet insightful, The Satanic Verses, Indian-born British-American novelist Salman Rushdie emphasizes the importance of expressing your true beliefs regardless of potential public backlash. In fact, the significance of your first amendment right to freedom of … Continue reading What Salman Rushdie Can Teach Us About Modern Free Speech

It has now been a total of 6 months and 22 days since the Russian Invasion on Ukraine. While this bloody war has raged on for quite some time now the, Ukrainian military has recently taken a turn for the best with their recapture of a Ukranian city by the name Izyum. Last Thursday, President Zelensky said Ukrainian forces had retaken 1,000 sq km. By … Continue reading An Update on the Ukrainian war

Recently, astronomers have discovered a planet orbiting in a binary star system, meaning that within this system, there are two suns, similar to Tatooine in Star Wars. We’ve discovered more than 5,000 extrasolar planets, or planets that are 30 light years away from Earth, which is relatively close astronomically. However, out of the 5,000 planets, only 4% (or 200) planets are within a binary star … Continue reading A Newly Discovered Tatooine-Like Planet

As of September 7, one-third of the region of Pakistan is underwater due to a massive flash-flooding period that has lasted since mid-June of 2022. These events followed what Nature has called “an intense heatwave and a long monsoon that has dumped a record amount of rain.” The floods have left 1,343 dead and 22 million affected; hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis were displaced from … Continue reading What Pakistan’s Floods Can Tell Us About The Future of Our World

A few days ago, a Supreme Court draft opinion was leaked about possibly overturning the Roe v. Wade decision which was made in 1973. Roe v. Wade was a Supreme Court decision which established the right to abortion as a constitutional right. That decision nullified the states’ ability to ban abortions. As soon as the decision was made, it was fought. Hence, it’s not very … Continue reading Leaked Draft Supreme Court Opinion Places Roe V. Wade Under Threat

U.S. News & World Report ranked City High Middle School as the #1 highschool in the state of Michigan and #18 in the nation. As the first school in the area to provide the rigorous International Baccalaureate Middle Years and Diploma Programme, City has not only consistently been ranked as one of the top high schools in America, but has also been recognized as a … Continue reading City High Ranked #1 School in Michigan

Starting on January 31st, Elon Musk, the self-described “Technoking of Tesla,” began buying stock in Twitter. By April 4th, Musk announced he had acquired 9.1% of Twitter’s overall stock profile, making him its biggest shareholder. Finally, on April 25th, Musk launched a 44 billion dollar deal with Twitter to own all stocks within it. As the richest man on Earth, this is not an incredible … Continue reading The Technoking Buys Twitter