The Pacer

Independent voice of the University of Tennessee at Martin

political polarization

Calls for unity fall on deaf ears in an increasingly fractured country

We are in the midst of the first 100 days of a new presidency, and as usual that means sophistic…

Democracy dies behind the paywall: a critique of elite journalism

In Feb. 2017, The Washington Post, a legacy American newspaper with millions of readers, changed its slogan to “democracy dies…