Opinions Archives – The Statesman

Celebrities promoting hate speech need to be deplatformed

OpinionsNovember 10, 2022November 9, 2022

#OPINION: Celebrities who spread misinformation and encourage their fans to discriminate against others need to be deplatformed.

The 2022 midterms and the red wave that wasn’t

Election 2022 Opinions Top StoryNovember 9, 2022November 9, 2022

#OPINION: House races across the nation have given surprises to the Democratic Party, from open races in North Carolina to incumbent seats in toss-up states.

Arcade Fire: Can you be a poet and a scumbag?

Arts Editorials Music OpinionsNovember 7, 2022November 10, 2022

#OPINION: The shock value in the Win Butler allegations comes not in their severity, but in the earnestness associated with Arcade Fire. The band’s entire discography revolves around clinging to innocence and morality in a cruel world.

The U.K.’s Government Is A Disaster

OpinionsNovember 7, 2022November 8, 2022

#OPINION: Across the Atlantic, thousands of miles away from Stony Brook, the British government is not doing so well.

The ‘Elon Musk Era’ will make our Twitter fears come true

OpinionsNovember 1, 2022

#OPINION: Elon Musk’s landmark $44 billion purchase of Twitter has many severe repercussions, and, quite frankly, puts users in a pretty big dilemma.

How Battery Park helped me connect with my family history

Editorials Opinions Top StoryNovember 1, 2022November 3, 2022

It is Oct. 23, 2022. I am crying outside Castle Clinton because in a way, this is where I was born. I have never been to Battery Park in my life. But a part was here long ago: 139 years and two weeks earlier.

BeReal takes away the pressure of social media

OpinionsOctober 30, 2022

#OPINION: Growing up in the age of social media sharing, today’s generation is feeling immense pressure to portray picture-perfect lives. Now, the app BeReal is attempting to change all of that.

Let’s face it: Trump’s coming back (in spirit)

Election Day 2022 Opinions Special IssuesOctober 23, 2022October 24, 2022

#OPINION: I wish I could say all of the candidates Trump endorsed this year lost tremendously. However, candidates who impersonate his rhetoric usually make it to the general election, clearly indicating that the seven years Trump has been relevant aren’t a temporary stint.

New York should be preparing for the “red wave”

Election Day 2022 OpinionsOctober 23, 2022October 23, 2022

#OPINION: Kathy Hochul and Lee Zeldin are neck and neck in the polls for New York governor. The term “red wave” is not some preposterous buzzword, but a fair reflection of the current state of New York politics.

Voting access needs to be improved across the U.S.

Election Day 2022 OpinionsOctober 23, 2022October 27, 2022

#OPINION: Some states continue to suppress voters with restrictive bills limiting access to mail and absentee voting. Since every American experiences the voting process differently, not every single law works for everyone. At the same time, there are ways to improve voting access across the United States.

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Mass shootings can not define the South

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Want to defend reproductive rights? Then legalize sex work.

Higher education fails to support non-traditional students

Affirmative Action needs to survive