Human beings mastered making fire nearly 1.7 million years ago, and its discovery reflects the development of the ability to identify problems and solve them through trial and error.
Writing emerged...
I am a second-generation military servicemember. I served with honor; not just for myself, but for my branch, my family and my country.
We are the 1% who choose to serve so the other 99% can live freely....
Erasing someone from history, known historically as damnatio memoriae (“condemnation of memory”), is the "deliberate, systematic removal of a person, group, or event from public records, monuments,...
In February 2026, the world awoke to a video portraying former President Barack Obama and his wife, former First Lady Michelle Obama, heads transposed onto apes' bodies.
The posting of the Obamas...
Young kids, toddlers and teens are one of the most brutally honest people. Whether you are a parent, a teacher, you know this to be true. Take it from me; I am not only an older brother of a young sister,...
Shaking hands, a hesitant voice, and eyes flicking back to the notebook—silently trying to force the brain to memorize the questions for the interview. I tell myself, No, I won’t look at the notebook;...
The American promise of equality is a lie – a false claim often made by politicians during election campaigns. The truth is that the so-called capitalist system is largely responsible for limiting this...
Within the past decade the United States has begun to experience a shift in attitude toward book bans. Although the concept of banning books, which can broadly be defined as an effort to remove or restrict...
My name is Derek C. Wallace and I live in Berkeley. However, “Berkeley” is not the ancestral name of the unceded Ohlone territory upon which I live. This land was traditionally known as “Xučyun”...
When I was born neither of my parents was a US citizen, and only one had legal status to be in the country. My parents knew that being born in this country will mean having better opportunities such as...
The live action remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is Disney’s latest attempt to capitalize on the nostalgia of its original animated princess movies. The original Snow White film, which was released...
Artificial intelligence, otherwise known as AI, is one of the newest and most defining inventions to come out of the 21st century. With AI’s ability to conduct human-like tasks such as problem solving,...
