Mark Michel '22

Recently a big honor was bestowed upon the Jesuit Dallas Museum by the American Alliance of Museums, the Core Documents Verification. Museum Director Mrs. Hunt-Blanc explains, “The Jesuit Dallas Museum now has the five essential museum plans and policies and can verify the museum's educational mission and documents that meet the required elements to progress towards Accreditation.”  Accreditation, according to...

On August 11, 2020, presidential candidate Joe Biden announced that, as his vice-presidential candidate, he has picked California senator, and failed presidential candidate, Kamala Harris. Credit: Business Insider How Did We Get Here? Firstly, let's go over the tumultuous 2020 Democratic primary. Kamala Harris had a moment in the spotlight early in her campaign when she attacked Biden on his support for...

Credit: US News On January 21, 2019 the junior senator from California, Kamala Harris, announced she would throw her hat in the ring for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 election. Almost a year later, she ended her campaign on Tuesday, December 3, in an article by CNBC remarking “I’ve taken stock and looked at this from every angle, and...

Democracy vs. Democratic Is Iran a Democracy? It seems like a straightforward question, yes or no. A democracy is a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. Is North Korea a democracy? No, one unelected man has total power. Voters vote for who they want to lead. For...

Walking into the theater after being handed a playbill and sitting with your friends in the seats. You begin to discuss the show you are about to witness when the clock strikes 8:00, the lights go out, and a burglar walks out onto the stage. This might sound like I’m describing my viewing of the latest Broadway hit, but it’s...

   The end of the midterms kept the Senate in Republican control, put the House in the opposing party's control, the Kavanaugh hearings gave the Supreme Court a conservative majority, and now Republicans are focused on keeping their control over the Executive branch. While the Republican primary may not have nearly as many contenders as the Democratic there are still some...

Democratic Presidential Candidates The midterms are over, a new Congress has been elected with a Democratic majority in the House and a Republican majority in the Senate and all this happened close to the Kavanaugh confirmations which left a conservative majority in the Supreme Court. This leaves two-thirds of the government in the hands of the Republican party and while...

Russia If you look at a map of Europe you will probably see a monstrous country that looks like it would cast a shadow on every city West of it. This is Russia.  Russia is the largest country in the world and one of the most influential in history, and for the longest time, this nation controlled what is now...