by Mitch Randall | Jan 9, 2026 | Opinion
America has fallen. The United States is now ruled by an authoritarian regime. Earlier this week, the U.S invaded Venezuela, kidnapping its president, Nicolás Maduro, and taking control of its oil supplies. When asked by the press corps aboard Air Force One if the...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Dec 2, 2025 | Opinion
Early in my life, I started my journey through this earth as a refugee when my parents fled the rise of an authoritarian regime in their homeland. With just the few possessions they were able to stuff into a suitcase, they arrived in New York City—with me, just...
by Mitch Randall | Aug 29, 2025 | Opinion
Cities across the United States are facing an invasion by the federal government. After sending National Guard troops to Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump intensified his push to utilize the National Guard as a substitute for local law...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Jun 17, 2025 | Faith and Democracy|Feature|Opinion, Opinion
In Michel Foucault’s groundbreaking 1975 book, “Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison,” he explored how those who violated the laws of the royal sovereign were subject to torture as a form of punishment. Reform meant the goal of punishment had to evolve from...
