By Luke Kusick Throughout 2015, the left has become increasingly obsessed with identity politics. From feminism, to Black Lives Matter, to #weareallmuslim, the left has increasingly become the party of “progress” and “multiculturalism.” The recent influx of refugees into Europe has caused quite a dilemma for the left, which it has attempted to ignore but can no longer. Toxic masculinity, “rape culture,” and the “wage gap” are about as mythological as a dragon. The real…
Frontrunner Feud
By Joseph R. Gunderson The presidential election of 2016 heats up as the candidates, three Democrats and twelve Republicans, prepare for the grueling process that will narrow the field down to two candidates, one of each respective party, to face one another in the 58th presidential election in November. The competitive process, known as the primary season, will pit each candidate against the other candidates within his or her own party that will allow voters…
From The Editor
Dear Readers, This issue of Binghamton Review marks the first issue of the Spring 2016 semester: my last semester as an undergraduate of Binghamton University and my last semester as Editor-in-Chief of this fine publication. I will be touching more upon this as my time comes closer to an end, but there is still another semester of work to be done and progress to be made. Last semester was an extremely successful semester for Binghamton…
Stop Appropriating Our Rape Culture!
By Lauren Cash Third-wave feminists have been stammering on about how catcalling objectifies women. Now I hate to use anecdotal evidence to make a point, but I’m a female so I believe that doing so in this case is salient– it is from my experience that I say catcalling is a trivial issue, at best. Not to mention the point that men get catcalled too. I don’t see this as a gender issue, nor do…