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.
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...
College bribery scandal reveals unsurprising rift in admission process
The U.S. Department of Justice faced a record breaking scandal when it was revealed on March 12 that at least 50 people were being...
Affirmative action positions Asian Americans in identity purgatory
An Oct. 2018 lawsuit regarding Harvard’s alleged discriminatory admissions process against Asian-Americans garnered national media attention, bringing to light at least two issues in...
Washington Post lawsuit highlights prominence of unethical reporting
On Feb. 20, it was made public that the family of Nicholas Sandmann was suing The Washington Post for a hefty $250 million over...
Trump’s national emergency sets a dangerous precedent for partisan politics
Unsatisfied with the bipartisan agreement to allocate roughly $1.4 billion towards new barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency...
The candidate pool for 2020 shows just how unpredictable the next presidential election will...
Though the 2020 presidential election is not happening in the immediate future, there has been a recent surge in announcements pertaining to the event....
“Pay to stay” scheme reveals the troubling evolution of immigration law enforcement
The Department of Homeland Security recently made public one of their latest sting operations designed to crack down on fraudulent student visas and instigators...
Governor Cuomo’s resistance to religious pressure is an example for all politicians
Shortly after signing a bill that strengthened the legal protections to an abortion on Jan. 22, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of New York was...
After gambling with security and federal jobs, Trump has played himself into a corner
On Jan. 25, President Donald Trump surprised the nation in an unexpected decision to end the longest U.S. government shutdown in history for a...
What we need and don’t need from progressives in the age of Trump
In the aftermath of the most recent midterm elections and the swearing in of the 116th Congress, there has been one standout taking the...