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.
Speaking and shaking hands in Riyadh, Donald Trump kicked off the opening days of his state trip overseas by participating in a traditional sword dance, clasping an ominous ball of light, and signing a massive, multi-billion dollar arms deal. In an unusual move, the commander-in-chief opted to take his first trip abroad away from the
The University of Iowa announced on Friday it would pay $6.5 million to settle sexual discrimination lawsuits brought against it by two former employees. Iowa’s longtime senior associate athletic director, Jane Meyer, and her partner, women’s field hockey coach Tracey Griesbaum, filed the suits following Griesbaum’s firing in 2014. Both women cited Griesbaum’s controversial termination
Republican Senator Ron Johnson, of Wisconsin, is petitioning newly-crowned Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb to reconsider Obama-era rules for the manufacturers of e-cigarettes. “The rules threaten an emerging industry as well as former smokers who have switched to vaping,” said Johnson, who is also the chairman of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs
Just days into his first trip as president overseas, Donald Trump is trying hard to reassure old allies while recovering from a series of political scandals at home. Off to an unusual start, in typical Trump fashion, the commander-in-chief bypassed convention in opting to select Saudi Arabia as his first destination on an excursion that
An American couple whose young son was shot at a bus stop near Jerusalem over twenty years ago is filing a lawsuit against a U.S.-based organization, American Muslims for Palestine. Stanley and Joyce Boim, whose 17-year old son David was fatally shot by members of Gaza-based Hamas in the West Bank, are suing American Muslims
Roger Ailes, the former chairman and CEO of Fox News, died Thursday. The conservative media mogul passed away just over a week after suffering a fall in his Palm Beach, FL, home. Local authorities ruled his death the result of a subdural hematoma which arose after he hit his head. One of the most influential
A coalition of firearm advocates, including the National Rifle Association and an affiliate, are filing two suits against the State of California over its ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines. Calling the law ‘unconstitutional,’ the NRA and its allies plan to argue against legislation which restricts civilian possession of ammunition magazines capable of holding more than
Donald Trump has decried the latest set of developments in the investigation against his administration’s possible collusion with Russian agents as a witch hunt. Over the course of Thursday morning, the president posted a series of Tweets touching on scandal, corruption, and former Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey. The commander-in-chief, writing over his
A federal judge approved a $7.5 million class-action settlement against retail giant Wal-Mart, after finding that the company had violated gender discrimination laws by denying spousal benefits to same-sex couples. According to The Boston Globe, the suit was filed on behalf of a New Bedford, MA, woman by the advocacy group GLAD. The Globe notes
The family of Timothy Piazza, a 19-year old student at Penn State University who’d die after partaking in a hazing ritual, plans to file a lawsuit against both the school and the fraternity involved. Piazza was a freshman at Penn State when he rushed the Greek-letter organization Beta Theta Pi. As part of a hazing