Daniel Salazar

November 21, 2019

By Daniel Salazar That is the question. Over the last three years the country has seemingly become more and more divided in its thinking. Americans are now more than ever going to extremes in their politics. Since the Ronald Reagan administration and the lifting of the fairness doctrine, the ability for the right and the left to speak their minds has dramatically increased. For some this is seen as what Americans deserve, aligning with the First Amendment and freedom of speech. But for me and others it has opened the floodgates to a river that cannot be tamed. America is an empire that has to decide what fate it will take, whether it be one of Rome or a much humbler fate. Great societies have crumbled when they seemingly go against their own core beliefs, values and constitution. It...

Nikolas Martin and Yasmine Cruz

February 20, 2020

As the new tobacco law raises legal buying age to 21, many young smokers have become more and more vocal about their thoughts on it. The Calumet went out and spoke to four of them to hear what they had...