Diskord Magazine

James Holmes and Our Hypocritical Use of the Death Penalty

By Diskord Editors | Crime and Justice, DOMESTIC, FEATURED

By Laurie Beckoff Debate about capital punishment has been ongoing for years around the world. 

Mental Health: The Trickier Side of the Gun Debate

By Diskord Editors | Crime and Justice, DOMESTIC

By Marika Van Laan The White House’s recent proposals to curb gun violence have grasped

Obama’s Immigration Reform Gambit

By Diskord Editors | DOMESTIC, FEATURED, Society

By Michaela Cross “I’m here today, because the time had come for common-sense, comprehensive immigration

The Same Old Obama

By Diskord Editors | DOMESTIC, FEATURED, Politics

By Michaela Cross When Edgar Blackmon of Second City got up on the stage in

It’s Finally Over: A Vote for Real and Significant Change

By Diskord Editors | Election 2012

  It’s over. Finally and firmly over. Despite 7.8% unemployment, despite the spending of $700

Vote for a Vote

By Diskord Editors | DOMESTIC, Election 2012

By Stephen Lurie I have waited a long time to vote for president, and I

Obama and Romney: A Too Small World

By Diskord Editors | DOMESTIC, Election 2012

By Osita Nwanevu There was only one unambiguous winner of Monday night’s third and final

Biden’s Winning Night

By Diskord Editors | DOMESTIC, Election 2012, FEATURED

By Osita Nwanevu Biden smiled as Ryan talked about the jobless and a nuclear Iran,

The Broken Culture of College Athletics

By Diskord Editors | Crime and Justice, DOMESTIC, FEATURED

By Jonathan Labib Following the release of the damning Freeh Report Penn State was slammed

Aurora and Gun Violence

By Diskord Editors | Crime and Justice, DOMESTIC, FEATURED

By Zach Goldaber As befitting a tragedy of its scale, the shootings that occurred Friday