Ryan Farrick is a writer and small business advertising consultant based out of mid-Michigan. Passionate about international politics and world affairs, he’s an avid traveler with a keen interest in the connections between South Asia and the United States. Ryan studied neuroscience and has spent the last several years working as an operations manager in transportation logistics.
On Saturday, students around the United States rallied in support of gun control measures. From Los Angeles to New York, Washington and Parkland, young Americans declared that they’re “done hiding” from violence and will “stop at nothing” to effect change. Young adults shared their fears while survivors bared anger and grief. The most impassioned speeches,
The Trump administration released two documents on Friday outlining a White House ban on transgender people serving in the military. Advocates for the LGBTQ community have reportedly called the new measure more discriminatory than ‘don’t ask, don’t tell.’ But, as NBC News reports, recent court rulings have prevented the ban from taking full effect. The
The parents of a Michigan kindergartener are suing Grandville Public Schools, claiming their child was sexually assaulted and filmed by classmates. Listed in court filings as John and Jane Doe, the mother and father say their son was sodomized by other children, the attack recorded on an iPad. Video of the assault spread, leading the
Less than a day after being signed into law, a federal judge placed a temporary restraining order on a Mississippi abortion ban. On Monday, writes USA Today, Governor Phil Bryant approved House Bill 1510. The legislation, among the most restrictive in the nation, sought to stop women from seeking an abortion after 15 weeks gestation.
Following a series of lawsuits and allegations of severe misconduct at the Copper Lake School for Girls juvenile detention center, the state of Wisconsin agreed to pay former inmate Sydni Briggs nearly $20 million. The massive payout stems from a suicide attempt that nearly took Briggs’ life and left her permanently disabled. In 2015, Briggs
A bicyclist who claims he was injured in last week’s Miami bridge collapse is filing a suit against the builders and an engineering firm. Marquise Hepburn, 24, is reportedly suing Munilla Construction Management and FIGG Bridge Engineers. NBC News writes that Hepburn is targeting several other organizations involved in the erection of the Florida International
Only hours before a poorly designed bridge at Florida International University collapsed and killed six people last Thursday, the firm responsible for its construction had met to discuss an emerging crack on the structure’s façade. According to The New York Times, Figgs Bridge Engineers delivered a technical presentation on the crack and “concluded there were
A scaled-back proposal from the White House offers temporary protections for Dreamers in exchange for border wall funding. The offer, floated out by aides at the behest of President Trump, does away with some of the heavier demands the commander-in-chief made during February’s failed immigration debate. Despite relinquishing demands to decrease legal immigration, politicians are
The parents of a young man who died aboard a New York City helicopter tour on Sunday are suing the aircraft’s owner and operator. An article by The Washington Post recounts the events, which took place earlier in the week: Twenty-six-year old journalist Trevor Cardigan boarded a helicopter along with six other people. About twelve
A Baltimore judge ruled that barring a transgender teen from using the boys’ locker room is tantamount to discrimination and “harms his health and well-being.” According to The Washington Post, Max Brennan – a transgender boy from Maryland’s Eastern Shore – was offered an unusual sort of accommodation. Brennan, per district policy, had to change