On June 29, the Supreme Court ruled that Harvard’s admission system discriminates against Asian American students, but the Supreme Court didn’t remove race from the application process. Instead, the Court added that applicants still have the freedom to “discuss how race affected his or her life, whether through discrimination, inspiration, or otherwise.” Straight Arrow News…

In November 2022, Britain’s Supreme Court ruled that Scotland’s government cannot hold a referendum on whether or not Scotland should secede from the United Kingdom. Recent polls suggest the Scots who are against independence have a slight lead over those in favor of secession. Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan says there’s little financial incentive for…

Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds has called lawmakers back to Des Moines for a special session. Reynolds intends to pursue legislation to restrict abortion access in the state.  Back in 2018, Reynolds signed a law that banned abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which is usually around six weeks. The law was blocked because…

The Supreme Court’s landmark decision on June 29 to gut affirmative action has now made it illegal for colleges to consider race as a specific factor in their admissions process. The plaintiffs argued that Harvard admissions unfairly held Asian Americans to a higher standard when it comes to objective measures like test scores, while giving them low…

In an unsurprising ruling, the Supreme Court decided to repeal President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, which was aimed at reducing federal education debt. College tuition has been steadily increasing, resulting in student loan debt that has nearly tripled in the past 15 years. As tuition continues to rise, top universities’ endowment funds are growing.…