It’s that charming, charismatic person who everyone seems to gravitate towards. You feel as though you would do almost anything to be considered a part of their group. They flatter you, make you feel good about yourself. But little by little, you begin to notice something off about them. Maybe it’s the way they constantly … Read more

“I’m not a crook!” said past American President, Richard Nixon. The watergate scandal, a political scandal in the 70’s involved president Nixon, who was trying to cover up his illegal actions during his campaign where he was trying to get re-elected. The affair began when 5 men were arrested for breaking and entering illegally into … Read more

As the winter 2020 semester comes to an end, all I can think to do is look back on my first year as a member of the Michigan Journal and my first year as the Opinions Editor. With every position, and especially with how this year is going, there have been plenty of ups and … Read more

It won’t be easy and many of you will think it strange as I try to explain how I feel. As I do, I hope that regardless of what I say, that there will be no ill-will or feeling brought about it. Certainly, you may not believe it all. One may think of me as … Read more

There was a time when the houses of artists were filled with love letters. Is that era over in the digital era? It does not seem so after listening to the words of Arya web series actress Sushmita Sen. Sushmita, who turned 49 on Tuesday, told on the occasion of her birthday that her house … Read more

World Suicide Prevention Day was observed on September 10. This day is meant to spread awareness on suicide and its causes. To show support, people wore yellow or wrote “love” on their wrist. All day yesterday I walked around campus with “love” written on my left wrist in permanent marker; you can still see it … Read more

On Sunday night, a gunman opened fire on a music festival in Las Vegas. At the time of publication, there were 59 casualties and more than 500 people injured. There were about 22,000 people in attendance at the Route 91 Harvest, a country music festival, when a man began shooting during Jason Aldean’s set. It is … Read more

A year ago, I was the most excited that I had ever been. I was wrapping up my senior year of high school in Massachusetts and was about to fulfill a lifelong dream of becoming a student at the University of Michigan. I was thrilled to see what opportunities I would have as a freshman, … Read more

A curious phenomenon has overtaken the Republican Party and seeks to overtake conservatism as well: Trumpism. Conservatism is defined as “the holding of political views that favor free enterprise, private ownership, and socially conservative ideas,” essentially conserving the Lockean ideals of classical liberalism and opposing the big-government collectivism of modern liberalism. In the modern American … Read more