We are fatally obsessed with celebrities. While this statement applies to the ridiculous success of the Kardashians and the Kate Middletons of the world, it has further applications. When you look through the top articles on the New York Times Politics page, or even the NYT World page that hosts global news, names flash at you. Of course, the names …

As most of us now know, we are currently experiencing one of the biggest document leaks ever. As reported by news agencies across the world on Saturday night, 11.5 million files regarding over 200,000 companies were released by Mossack Fonseca to a German newspaper called Süddeutsche Zeitung. The newspaper then shared files with news outlets all over the world and …

As most of us are aware, a bombing on Easter Sunday killed 72 people and injured hundreds more at a park in Lahore in eastern Pakistan. The number of fatalities has been growing steadily as the badly injured succumb to their injuries. The attack occurred in a park near a Christian church where the Christian minority were celebrating Easter, and …

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Parliament will resume session this month. Some of the items that will not make the agenda, however, are those related to the looming November election cycle. Growing international anxiety about this year’s election in the Congo has led many to speculate about the weight placed on both the result of these elections and the …

I went to the South over spring break. I spent a few days in Birmingham and another few days in Nashville. While I was driving around, the Confederate flag conversation became very real to me. They’re everywhere. On cars, above houses, temporarily tattooed on children’s faces, painted on coffee mugs and flapping everywhere. Before my trip, I knew this was …

Ohio is in the news this week. Gov. John Kasich revived the Planned Parenthood conversation when he signed House Bill 294, disallowing state funding to entities that perform or promote non-therapeutic abortions. The bill would divert more than a million dollars from the 28 Planned Parenthood locations in Ohio. Planned Parenthood, however, has proven resilient to legal challenges since the …

On the evening of Feb. 11, a man entered Nazareth Deli on Hamilton Road in Columbus and spoke briefly to an employee. Less than an hour later, the same man re-entered the restaurant and, according to Columbus police Sgt. Rich Weiner, “immediately began swinging a machete at customers and employees inside. There was no rhyme or reason as to who …

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died over the weekend and everybody’s talking about it. People who were never before interested in the work, or even existence, of the Supreme Court are debating its future with the passion of professionals. Unfortunately, especially among those of us who hail from the left side of the political spectrum, the debate has a harmful …