Opinion Category: Business

Citing scripture to support public policy is nothing new for Republicans, but one recent interpretation of Romans 13 by Attorney General Jeff Sessions has Christian leaders crying foul. Romans 13 reads: “Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have […]

Iceland didn’t win its first-ever World Cup match over the weekend, but the unsung squad still couldn’t have asked for much of a better start after tying powerhouse Argentina, 1-1. As the smallest country to ever qualify for the World Cup, the odds are stacked against Iceland, which made the 23rd-minute goal by Alfred Finnbogason […]

A migrant youth center called Casa Padre has become a symbol of the Trump Administration’s heavily criticized immigration policies, which include turning away asylum seekers and separating undocumented parents from their children. Located in Brownsville, Tex., Case Padre is a former Wal-Mart redesigned to hold roughly 1,500 boys. It’s the largest of its kind in […]

For more than a year, many Americans have been gripped with concern regarding the plight of undocumented immigrants who once depended on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA allowed immigrants who crossed the border as children to live and work in the U.S. without fearing deportation — or at least it did […]

Because the summit between DonaldTrump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un wasn’t surreal enough, the U.S. made sure to make it really weird by adding a strange movie trailer that the President presented to his counterpart. The trailer was publicly released by the White House on Wednesday and has since been viewed roughly 5 million […]

Runoffs can be some of the most nerve-wracking elections for a candidate. When no clear winner emerges from a packed field of candidates, the top two go head-to-head, with voters for those cut out of the race potentially swinging the election. However, one state has had enough of runoffs. On Tuesday, voters in Maine decided […]

Attorney General Jeff Sessions suffered a setback earlier this month when U.S. District Court Judge Michael Baylson ruled that the Trump Administration cannot withhold law enforcement grants from sanctuary cities that refuse to cooperate with immigration enforcement. The ruling applies only to Philadelphia for now, but Sessions is already floating new policies to make up […]

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has upended many of his chamber’s norms and rigorously supported right-wing causes as his party’s standard-bearer in the Senate. Now, he is being rewarded with a milestone: This week, McConnell became the longest-serving Republican leader in Senate history. McConnell, who has led Republicans for 11.5 years (and has overseen the […]

Two of the biggest personalities on the global stage met in Singapore on June 12 for what social media users are calling a “historic” summit. President Donald Trump and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un joined hands in the Southeast Asian city-state to sign an agreement aimed at ending the North Korean nuclear weapons program, […]

President Trump and Supreme Leader of North Korea Kim Jong-un had a grand old time together on Monday, but the mood was decidedly less joyous at last weekend’s G7 summit in Canada. POTUS openly feuded with other world leaders, some of whom are traditionally America’s closest allies, and called for Russia to be reintroduced to […]

After years of waiting, the latest installment of the Ocean’s franchise has dropped. Ocean’s 8 features an all-female group of thieves whose ringleader is Debbie Ocean (played by Sandra Bullock), the sister of Danny Ocean (George Clooney in the older films). Debbie gets out of prison and promptly makes plans to steal a wildly expensive […]

This week marks 500 days in office for President Trump, and he made sure to tout what he feels are his biggest deeds to date. On Monday he tweeted: “We have accomplished a lot – many believe more than any President in his first 500 days. Massive Tax & Regulation Cuts, Military & Vets, Lower […]

Sanctuary cities scored a big win on Wednesday when a federal judge ruled that the Trump Administration cannot withhold law enforcement grants based on local immigration policies. The ruling from Senior United States District Judge Michael Baylson applies only to cities in his jurisdiction, such as Philadelphia. The City of Brotherly Love has declared itself […]

President Trump’s latest eruption ended with him revoking an invitation for the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles to visit the White House. Supposedly, most of the team was set to attend, but then that delegation was reduced to a handful of players, plus the team owner and the mascot. Trump—never one to be shown up—put […]

As former President Bill Clinton embarks on a book tour to promote his newly released novel, The President Is Missing (co-written by best-selling author James Patterson), you’d think he would be prepared for questions about his past. But that doesn’t appear to be the case – quite the opposite, in fact. On Monday, the Today […]

Drake might have bitten off more than he could chew this week after picking a fight with fellow rapper Pusha T. The hip-hop feud kicked off last Friday when Pusha T dropped his latest album, Daytona. One of the newest tracks, “Infrared,” made reference to a well-known criticism of Drake: That he uses ghostwriters to […]

Roseanne Barr had a busy Tuesday on Twitter, which ultimately ended with her hit show Roseanne getting cancelled because of racist remarks that she blamed on the drug Ambien. It all began when Barr tweeted that Valerie Jarrett, a former senior advisor to President Obama and an African-American, is what would happen if the Muslim […]

One of sci-fi’s most storied characters got his own solo film this past weekend, but the numbers are less than stellar. Solo: A Star Wars Story follows Star Wars’ roguish smuggler Han Solo during his earliest days in a galaxy far, far away. The film stars Alden Ehrenreich as Solo, alongside Woody Harrelson, Game of […]

Whoever emerges victorious in the 2018 Stanley Cup Final will be taking home their city’s first-ever NHL championship. For the Washington Capitals, that would be 44 years in the making. For the Vegas Golden Knights, which won Game One on Monday, it would be one whole season of waiting. The Golden Knights are among the […]

The National Football League, alternatively known as the No Fun League, is coming to grips with protests during the National Anthem, and it has a message for players: Don’t even try it. Not content with blackballing Colin Kaepernick (and free agent safety Eric Reid), NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and a majority of team owners agreed […]

One Direction has been on indefinite hiatus since 2016, and the boy band void has mostly been filled by the South Korean group BTS, which recently performed at the Billboard Music Awards. But there are other contenders for the throne—one just put out an album and another has a highly anticipated record due out this […]

Seeing as Netflix has signed on seemingly every public figure of note in recent years, it makes sense that the streaming giant would bring in its latest big-name partners: Barack and Michelle Obama. The former POTUS and FLOTUS agreed to a multi-year deal on Monday, which they’ll use to “produce films and series for Netflix, […]

Sports betting has long been considered a legal foul, but on Monday the U.S. Supreme Court took a gamble by striking down a 25-year federal ban on sports bets. Seven states, including New Jersey, New York, and West Virginia, are ready to make it legal. Other states are getting ready to pitch the prospect to […]

Although there is plenty of baseball still to be played, the two best teams in the MLB through May 10 are none other than the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. The Yankees got off to a ho-hum 9-9 start but have been on an absolute tear of late, going 17-1 since April 21. […]

The last few weeks have been full of surprises for Kanye West fans. After statements supportive of Donald Trump, West has stunned the public with ever more provocative statements on social media, in interviews, and in his music. His latest firestorm erupted after West told TMZ that “slavery was a choice.” He said: “When you […]

Janelle Monáe ‘s Afro-futurist concept albums have always pushed the hip-hop envelope, but last week she broke a few more barriers when she came out as pansexual in an interview with Rolling Stone. A new term for many, pansexuality is defined by GLAAD as attraction to all people regardless of sex, gender, or gender identity. […]

The NBA career of Lonzo Ball got off to a miserable start earlier this year. The rookie point guard shot just 31 percent — including 25 percent from three-point range –through his first 20 games with the Los Angeles Lakers. As the second overall draft pick in a loaded class, Ball was already facing murmurs about […]

Cleveland’s baseball team is getting a makeover next year, but that doesn’t mean just new uniforms. The Cleveland Indians’ “Chief Wahoo” logo will stop being used both on and off the field by the 2019 season, according to a New York Times report. Indians CEO Paul Dolan admitted that although Chief Wahoo is beloved by […]

Skier Lindsey Vonn is taking a stand against President Trump, but it’s not endearing her to Twitter. The Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, are fast approaching, and Vonn—who won gold at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver—is one of America’s highest-profile participants. Last Thursday in an interview with CNN, Vonn said she hoped “to represent […]

The battle of the smartphone titans has come down to the Apple vs. Samsung, the iPhone vs. the Galaxy. Yes there are many other, and very good, smartphones on the market but most deciding eyes are on the iPhone and the Galaxy. Perhaps not terribly surprising the two phones index about the same, not terribly […]

The Wolverine is Above the Fray for Movie Openings at 75% Positive but The Heat Still Dominates at 94% Positive.