Apr 30, 2023 | The Respect Rundown
by Phyllis Raybin Emert After the Holocaust, when six million Jews were killed in Adolph Hitler’s attempt to exterminate the Jewish race, the world collectively committed to the idea that genocide would never happen again. That “never again” commitment, however, has...
Apr 28, 2023 | The Respect Rundown
by Maria Wood NOTE: To provide a historical perspective, this article uses outdated terms that may be offensive. In 2019, New Jersey became the second state in the nation to enact a law mandating that middle and high schools include curriculum highlighting the social...
Apr 28, 2023 | The Respect Rundown
by Maria Wood Teaching sex education to children is a touchy subject for parents who want control over what their children are learning in this sensitive area. A poll conducted by the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University surveyed parents on their...
Feb 16, 2023 | The Respect Rundown
by Robin Roenker In June 2022, through its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that abortion—a medical procedure to intentionally end a pregnancy—is not a right protected by the U.S. Constitution. As a result,...
Feb 15, 2023 | The Respect Rundown
by Sylvia Mendoza At the start of every school year, there are renewed efforts to ban books in school libraries and public libraries. According to the American Library Association (ALA), the 2021-2022 school year had a record number of book ban requests and the...
Feb 15, 2023 | The Respect Rundown
by Emily Pecot In his song, Folsom Prison Blues, Johnny Cash wrote: “I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die.” Should that line be taken literally? Did Johnny Cash really shoot someone? Artistic freedom is a right afforded under the U.S. Constitution’s First...
