There are 53,000 homeless people in Los Angeles County. Out of those 53,000, over 9,000 of them became homeless in the last year (“The State of Homeless”). This rising homeless problem takes place on a global level but needs to be dealt with at a local level. Living in a city such as Los Angeles, where taxes are higher than
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“Don’t be a wussy”… “Man up” … “Real men don’t cry”… As a man, I hear those words ever too often. Be courageous, strong, and powerful – macho-, even when I don’t feel so. Why? Because those are the qualities men are entailed to have. Those are the attributes that make men “masculine”. I believe, however, the entire premise of
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In 2014 a report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies placed the annual global cost of corruption at over a trillion United States dollars. For context, that accounted for 1.3 percent of global GDP in 2014. Years later, a 2018 report issued by the World Economic Forum estimated corruption consumed 5 percent of global GDP. While estimates vary
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This article was written by Maor (’21) a contributor at the Valley Torah Scroll. At Valley Torah, we actively monitor the COVID-19 situation and apply it to all CDC guidelines. As such, we offer both in-person and Zoom classes for our religious studies and Zoom-only for our secular studies. This is done to protect our students and staff. However, learning
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The earlier half of October saw the European Parliament – a legislature elected by citizens of European Union member states – vote on a resolution which, amongst other items, called for a ban on unpaid internships. The vote passed with eight-two percent in favor, eleven percent opposed, and the remainder abstaining. The resolution emphatically condemns unpaid internships as a violation
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In October 2017, the Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in an epic 7 game World Series to take home the first championship in their 55 year history. Led by MVP Jose Altuve, former 1st overall pick Carlos Correa, and World Series MVP George Springer, the Astros won 101 games in the 2017 regular season, their best season in
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The tragic passing of the distinguished Supreme Court Justice and vibrant women’s rights activist, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, left a void in our hearts, a deprived justice system, and an abandoned Supreme Court Justice seat. After RBG’s passing, President Trump made no hesitation in promptly pursuing a nominee to fill her vacant seat. This past week, members of Congress spent four
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The first presidential debate, riddled with interruptions and name-calling, covered a wide range of topics from the supreme court vacancy to the pandemic to racial injustice but did not produce coherent and constructive arguments from either side of the podium. The candidates offered more bile and tormenting comments than proposed policy changes for Washington. With Fox News anchor Chris Wallace
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According to Lumen, the definition of a political ideology is, “a certain set of ethical ideals, principles, doctrines, myths or symbols of a social movement, institution, class or large group that explains how society should work and offers some political and cultural blueprint for a certain social order.” In the last couple of centuries, there have been many different political
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For the third time in United States history, the House of Representatives voted to formally impeach the President of the United States based on two articles of impeachment, abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, on December 18, 2019 (“Articles of Impeachment Against Donald John Trump”). With the nation in the midst of a highly polarized era, the impeachment process
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