In 2008, army veteran Derek Harris made a mistake. After over a decade of substance abuse problems following his return from Desert Storm, a United States military operation executed during the Gulf War, Harris accidentally sold .69 grams of marijuana to an undercover police officer — less than $30 worth…

Kanye West and I agree on one thing. We both miss the old Kanye. Of course, he means it sarcastically. I mean it with a sense of desperate, quiet frustration. So maybe we don’t actually agree. Kanye has always been a controversial figure, as genre-defining artists often are. It’s hard…

Last month, I watched Republican Maryland State Delegate Dan Cox desperately attack Democratic entrepreneur and veteran Wes Moore in the only public, televised debate between the two gubernatorial hopefuls this electoral season. I could barely believe what I heard. When former President Donald Trump first ran for office in 2016…

When former governor of Virginia Terry McAuliffe announced his candidacy for reelection in December 2020, it looked like the race was his to lose. In a country still reeling from the behavior and effects of the Trump administration, the decision made profound sense — Americans had just voted to promote…

At least, not in the way you mean it — I thought I was done writing about my own mental health. I should’ve known better. I won’t pretend I ever genuinely believed I would never again slip into a depressive state, but it was at least a nice thought; that I had somehow resolved the chemical imbalances governing my mind…

It’s just 47 days until the November 2020 Presidential election, and shit’s wild. COVID-19 is rampaging through our global infrastructure, and we’re still — at minimum — months away from a working vaccine. We may finally have an anti-racist majority; Black Lives Matter protests continue to disrupt daily life in…

I don’t particularly enjoy my birthday. I hate the pressure that comes with my birthday. I hate people asking me what I want to do, where I want to eat, or how I feel now that I’m older. I hate the eyes on me, the constant reminders that it’s my…

Robbie White died at 2:30 pm on Monday, June 11th, 2018. It’s still unclear what happened. Montgomery County officer Anand Badgujar responded to a 911 call concerning a “suspicious person” on Three Oaks Drive, and eventually requested backup. Police claimed the two-year veteran drew his firearm only after White attacked…

Senator Bernie Sanders will not be, now or ever, President of the United States of America. The senator suspended his campaign earlier today, ending his second presidential bid in five years and clearing the path to the Democratic nomination for former vice president Joe Biden. It’s a decision that marks…