by Evan Oscherwitz The Olympics are a truly magical event, from the amazing Parade of Nations, where the entire planet comes together for the wonder of sport, all the way to the closing ceremony, where we reflect on the many wonders that took place over the prior two weeks. After four long years of waiting,…
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Best Stories of Rio 2016
by Harrison Larner Going in, the overwhelming feeling surrounding these Rio Olympics was that it would be a colossal failure. Pundits were taking shots at Rio’s capability to host the Olympics. Personally, I really just hoped the actual athletics would outshine the potential problems Rio had. Simply put, everyone was wrong. Outside of discoloration of…
What’s Next for the Olympics?
by Dylan Goldman The 31st edition of the modern Olympic Games just finished up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and many were concerned about these Games for a plethora of reasons. Brazil is in the midst of a political crisis, the Zika virus forced many athletes to sit out, and the country has one of…
Will Wikileaks Scandal Affect Clinton?
by Evan Oscherwitz The last few weeks have seen a number of interesting developments in the American political landscape, as the race for the presidency is now at its apex. Both parties held their conventions, which sparked a minor change in the polls that eventually subsided, and a third party candidate began to garner major…
Top 10 Storylines of the 2016 Rio Olympics
by Drew Galloway There is nothing like the Olympics. Over 10,000 athletes coming together every four years in one place and competing not only for themselves, but for their country. This year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will be no different. The lead up to the Olympics has had it all: crime, a deadly virus,…
Olympic Women’s Soccer Preview
by Adam Dreyfuss Unlike the men’s section of the Olympics, the women’s Olympic soccer tournament is regarded as a serious international tournament where the best players play. The Olympics offer great insight as to how teams have progressed or regressed since last year’s World Cup. Out of the 12 teams in this year’s Olympics, only…
Olympic Men’s Soccer Preview
By Adam Dreyfuss While most major soccer tournaments showcase some of the best players in the world, the Olympics are very different. The majority of the players brought to the Olympics are either promising young players looking to get their foot in the door, or already established players who aren’t good enough to be selected…
Shooting Down the Myth
By Evan Oscherwitz If you ever have the misfortune of bumping into an Austrian School adherent, one of the first tools with which they will attempt to brainwash you is the notion that having a commodity-backed currency is a completely foolproof way to avoid inflation and prevent a currency from becoming flat. However, even an…
Bernie Sanders: Not a Socialist, but Social Democrat
By Evan Oscherwitz You’ve undoubtedly heard it broadcast on both progressive and conservative media outlets, uttered by pundits and politicians on both ends of the ideological spectrum. “Bernie Sanders is a socialist,” they will tell you. This statement, whether viewed as a piece of anti-Bernie propaganda or as a rallying cry for Bernie’s band of…
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