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-Justice Mory | Monday, May 3, 2021
While many believe we exist in “base reality,” is there any chance we are actually living within a simulation? Proving this seems to be impossible. Occam’s Razor, a philosophical principle, would say that in problem-solving, “entities should not be multiplied without necessity.” This has been understood as meaning the simplest of competing theories should be
Justice Mory | Monday, April 19, 2021
Sports can be seen as a microcosm of American society, a way we can observe a reflection of larger societal issues, such as race and fairness. As the 2021 NFL Draft approaches, media analysts, some considered draft “experts,” begin to construct and relay narratives about NFL draft hopefuls. Unfortunately, it is unsurprising to see certain
Justice Mory | Wednesday, March 10, 2021
On Friday, March 5, eight Democrats and all 50 Republican senators voted against Senator Bernie Sanders’s proposal to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Following this, Sanders said, “If any Senator believes this is the last time they will cast a vote on whether or not to give a raise to 32 million
Justice Mory | Monday, February 22, 2021
In a class this week, the idea of money being capable of buying happiness was brought up. When the professor posed this question, a student responded that money could not buy happiness. The professor then commented on her large Canada Goose winter coat and asked the student if they would be unhappy going outside without
Justice Mory | Monday, February 8, 2021
It should not be news to anyone that social media has a lot of influence in today’s world. Every aspect of life now exists online and “in real life.” Year after year, communication and organization between people becomes easier, faster and more powerful. But just how impactful is social media’s connection of people? Today I
Justice Mory | Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Donald Trump has gone from unprecedented to un-presidented. As we have all seen, former Vice President Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 US presidential election. What’s next? In this column, I will try to shed some light on what we can expect going forward. The Electoral College The Electoral College will convene
Justice Mory | Wednesday, October 28, 2020
In the U.S., a citizen’s ability to secure favorable legal outcomes largely depends on the proficiency of legal representation. In the 1963 U.S. Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright, the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments guarantee a right to legal counsel for all accused of a crime. This ensures a fair trial and due process for
Justice Mory | Wednesday, October 14, 2020
The human desire to be right is not necessarily a bad thing. This phenomenon drives people toward knowledge and truth, looking at evidence to make sense of it and forming views from it that are substantiated. However, what can be destructive is the competing human desire to have been right, in the past tense. Often,
Sam Ouhaj, Gavin Aitken, Jamison Cook, Elizabeth Gasiorowski and Justice Mory | Wednesday, October 7, 2020
It’s time for another rendition of the Observer Fantasy Football Corner. No time for chitchat. Let’s get to it. Sam Ouhaj Must Start: Kyler Murray, QB, Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals have had a shaky last two games as a team against the Carolina Panthers and Detroit Lions, but luckily for them, they get
Sam Ouhaj, Jamison Cook, Gavin Aitken, Justice Mory, Andrew McGuinness and John Kalemkerian | Wednesday, September 30, 2020
We didn’t see a rash of major injuries in Week 3 of the NFL season as in the week prior, but we still gleaned some useful information for fantasy league participants out there. See who our Fantasy Corner crew believes you need to start and sit in your league this week. Sam Ouhaj Must