Why I Won’t Root for the Cleveland Cavaliers
By OTL The NBA Finals begin tonight, as Golden State takes on Cleveland in a seven-game series for the title. As an Oklahoma City Thunder fan, my season was lost before the playoffs even started. But I’ve still watched these playoffs closely. Being an avid NBA follower, I like some teams more than others, and … Continue reading
The United States’ New Strategy in the Middle East
The U.S.’s strategy of war from afar is helping to make its presence in the Middle East more sustained, systematic and permanent.
A Beautiful Game Gone Bad: Race and the World Cup, Part 2
Note: This is the second article in a two-part series. Part 1, which was posted Friday, can be found here. By OTL In Part 1, I explored how the concentration of wealth is crucial to the racial politics surrounding Brazil’s World Cup. The Brazilian government is using the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics … Continue reading
A Beautiful Game Gone Bad: Race and the World Cup, Part 1
Note: This article is the first in a two-part series. Part 2 will appear on Sunday. By OTL The 2014 FIFA World Cup concludes this Sunday when Argentina and Germany face off in the Final. Brazil’s World Cup has been a lightning rod both on and off the pitch. Brazilian protests against immense government spending … Continue reading
In U.S.’s Crimes against Humanity, Remember the Victims
By OTL “After weeks of Oklahoma refusing to disclose basic information about the drugs for tonight’s lethal injection procedures, tonight Clayton Lockett was tortured to death,” said Madeline Cohen, an attorney for Charles Warner. Charles Warner is an Oklahoma death row inmate who was scheduled for execution on the night of April 29th. His execution … Continue reading
DeSean Jackson and America’s Gang Hysteria
By OTL Who do you know? Who did you grow up with? Who are your friends? Who are your affiliates? DeSean Jackson had to deal with these questions after news came out that his employer, the Philadelphia Eagles, were looking to trade or release him. The Eagles eventually released the wide receiver, and he signed … Continue reading
Anti-Iranian Racism is Patriotic, Part 2
This is the second article in a two-part series. The first article, which discusses Argo and the 300 franchise in detail, can be found here. By OTL In the 1980’s comic Batman: A Death in the Family, Batman’s nemesis, the Joker, flees to Iran and aligns himself with the Iranian government. The country’s leader Ayatollah … Continue reading
Anti-Iranian Racism is Patriotic, Part 1
This article is the first in a two-part series. Part 2 will be posted on Thursday. By OTL “It seems to me quite obvious that our country and the entire Western world is up against an existential foe that knows exactly what it wants…and we’re behaving like a collapsing empire,” Frank Miller told NPR. For … Continue reading
Over the Line 