The Editorial Board
The Highlander editorials reflect the majority view of the Highlander Editorial Board. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Associated Students of UCR or the University of California system.
Singapore’s fake news law has free speech activists worried, but only time will tell...
Free speech advocates in Singapore had quite a scare this month over the country’s newly established “fake news” law. The Protection from Online Falsehoods...
The Supreme Court‘s efforts to dismantle Roe v. Wade are slow but the process...
Amongst the many liberties the U.S. constitution promises its citizens, personal autonomy is perhaps chiefest amongst them. It stands to reason, then, that nobody...
The joke is on us: cancel culture does society more harm than good
Not a month went by in 2018 in which the words “cancel culture” weren’t brought up in some capacity. The term refers to a...
The media must not forget the Hong Kong protestors
The streets of Hong Kong swell with the rage of angry protestors, and that rage doesn’t seem any closer to pacification than it was...
The Amazon fires must be approached with both haste and caution
August saw social media lit up with discussion of the Amazon rainforest fires, and one month later those same fires are still burning bright....
Trump’s “Freedom gas” might not be as full of hot air as originally assumed
Last month, the Department of Energy gave a press release announcing a further commitment to “U.S. jobs, economic growth and clean energy” in which...
There is no quick and easy solution to the California housing crisis, but hope...
The housing crisis is an incredibly difficult issue to solve with no single, obvious solution capable of satisfying everyone. The United States Interagency Council...
Trump’s frivolous pardoning practices underscore issues with current pardoning system
Trump pardoned fellow billionaire Conrad Black on May 15, 2019, with very little explanation. The pardon allegedly came as a surprise to the media...
ASUCR has potential, but they must learn from past mistakes in order to best...
UCR’s Associated Students serve several purposes, the most important being their representation of students from each distinct college within the university. While in theory...
The inevitable rise of automation warrants cautious optimism
Society seems to be on the eve of an exciting new era of development. Automation is advancing at unprecedented rates, bringing with it many...