There have been three incidents of political violence in the last two weeks — an attack on a synagogue in Michigan, a shooting at Old Dominion University and an attempted attack on anti-Muslim ...

When political influence becomes proportional to wealth, the foundational idea that each citizen’s voice matters equally is weakened.

Villaraigosa hasn't held office since 2013. That's a problem for the former mayor, who is at the bottom of the polls.

On a campus presumably filled with the brightest minds in the world, why are we resorting to bumper-sticker-level political discourse?

Yes, there have political speeches given throughout the nearly 100 years of Oscars history, but as any list of "controversial moments" will prove, they are consistently few and far between.