Editorials

When I transferred to Plattsburgh in fall 2021, I kept my expectations minimal. I wasn’t cynical, but methodical after the stresses of changing colleges. My plan was to compile a solid resume, get my degree and find a job...

Transgender individuals have existed in society since the dawn of humanity. They walk among us, and are no different from anyone else. In recent years, younger generations have seized the freedom to express their true selves. Unfortunately, this trend...

Cardinal Points previously discussed the lawsuit between Fox News and Dominion, a company that created software used for the presidential election, where the former was accused of defamation. Fox News has since settled out of court, paying $787.5 million...

TikTok is one of the most popular social media applications today in the world. Yet, its origins in China have American lawmakers on edge concerns about data collection.  The Pew Research Center has determined that the number of adults using...

Cardinal Points previously published an editorial explaining the possible indictment former president Donald Trump faced. Trump was officially indicted March 31.  Trump has been indicted for falsifying documents to cover up hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels. Trump...

Nashville, Tennessee witnessed a horrific and senseless killing March 27. A private Christian school, Covenant School, was targeted and six lives were lost. This shooting marks the 130th in 2023, according to The New York Times. Six individuals were killed...

Donald Trump is one of the most intriguing presidents of our lifetime. Trump is the third president to ever be impeached. Trump has, on several occasions, been threatened with legal action. That may finally now come to fruition, three...

Cardinal Points last covered the federal student loan forgiveness plan Oct. 21. Much has changed since then.  President Joe Biden originally made promises to work toward student debt relief last August, but decisions by the Supreme Court have since placed...

The Israel-Palestine conflict has been raging on for decades, beginning in 1948. Many Jewish individuals began to migrate to the Middle East, declaring Palestine as Zion, or a nation state for Jewish individuals and a safe haven. Palestinians did...

A tragedy with catastrophic and unseen consequences occurred Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio, where a freight train derailed. The train was pulling several cars filled with vinyl chloride and other harmful chemicals and 38 of 141 train cars...