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Blaming the Messenger (Episode 5): A Trumpian Conclusion

Blaming the Messenger (Episode 5): A Trumpian Conclusion

Jackson Machesky October 27, 2020

Join The Daily Free Press as we conclude our discussion on the relationship between the media and the executive branch with the president whose crusade to discredit press coverage has become a staple...

EDITORIAL: Fake video portraying Trump killing journalists is not surprising

EDITORIAL: Fake video portraying Trump killing journalists is not surprising

Editors October 14, 2019

A vile doctored video depicting President Donald Trump killing his political opponents and news media was played this weekend at a conference hosted by an organization supporting him.  The video gained...

Max vs. Media: Who is Sarah Huckabee Sanders?

Max vs. Media: Who is Sarah Huckabee Sanders?

Max Berman October 26, 2017

Who is Sarah Huckabee Sanders? What is the meaning of life? What happens when you shine a flashlight while traveling at the speed of light? Though all these questions are equally perplexing, I will attempt...

The Harvard men’s soccer team cancelled the rest of its season following lewd comments about women. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

EDITORIAL: Crimsons versus criminals: Harvard fumbles their deal with Chelsea Manning

Editors September 22, 2017

Earlier this month, the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University announced their list of visiting fellows for the 2017-18 school year. The list included people from across the political...

FRILOT: Shame on you, Pepsi

FRILOT: Shame on you, Pepsi

Madison Frilot April 17, 2017

What do Sean Spicer, United Airlines and Pepsi all have in common? Unless you have completely isolated yourself from the internet this week, every social media platform has been spinning off of these breaking...

BURKE: What more does Spicer have to say?

BURKE: What more does Spicer have to say?

Patrick Burke April 13, 2017

Hearing Sean Spicer talk has always made me cringe. For someone who is the press secretary and director of communications for the White House, the man has a tough time actually trying to speak. He started...

HAGERTY: Irish Americans deserve recognition

HAGERTY: Irish Americans deserve recognition

Grace Hagerty March 15, 2017

At the beginning of the month, the White House issued a proclamation that March is “Irish- American Heritage Month.” It seems that whenever the U.S. government sets aside a month to celebrate a certain...

BERMAN: A closer look at Sean Spicer

BERMAN: A closer look at Sean Spicer

Max Berman March 15, 2017

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum created the Profile in Courage Award in 1989. The award “recognizes a public official (or officials) at the federal, state or local level whose actions...

Seth Blumenthal, a Boston University professor who teaches "Marijuana in American History," speaks about his concerns regarding the recent legalization. PHOTO BY STEPHANIE CHEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Marijuana industry voices concerns over Trump Administration’s actions toward recreational use

Jon Ollom March 13, 2017

White House press secretary Sean Spicer sent shockwaves through the marijuana industry on Feb. 23 when he said he could see the Trump Administration enforcing federal marijuana laws over state laws,...

BERMAN: New age of doublethink

BERMAN: New age of doublethink

Max Berman January 27, 2017

A couple of weeks ago, I finished reading George Orwell’s “1984.” So, when I was watching last Sunday’s “Meet the Press,” it surprised me that I encountered “doublethink” from Kellyanne...

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