Free speech concerns are louder than ever, amidst the Trump administration’s continued efforts to silence MAGA-opposed voices. Last year, ABC’s decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel Live! – or more importantly, FCC chairman Brendan Carr’s threats of government action against ABC – sparked widespread outrage for its political implications. While Kimmel remained as critical as ever […]
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Why April 1st? The Politics Behind April Fool’s
We all love the April Fool’s holiday, but how did it come to be? Different explanations abound. One explanation posits that New Year’s Day used to be March 1st in Rome before the Julian reform, and — given that it was a lunar system — this day fell at different points in the solar year […]