Since joining The Post in 2018, Ben has filled the role of weekly political opinion columnist, and enjoys researching and writing about domestic and international politics. He hopes to use his experience here to prepare him for further academics in the sphere of international politics and English literature studies.
Contrary to popular belief, Ben does not enjoy long walks on the beach. He finds getting wet sand stuck to his feet when walking near the water to be irritating. He does, however, enjoy observing the beach from a distance and listening to its beautiful ambience.
He would also like you to know his profile picture is out of date, and that quarantine during the 2020 pandemic has made his hair three times as long. He implores you to use your imagination in this regard.
Ben Hume, Web Editor
| Sep 30, 2020 | Police Files: 9/30/2020 (Story) |
| Sep 23, 2020 | Police Files: 9/23/2020 (Story) |
| Sep 23, 2020 | Don’t be a Democrat—here’s how to actually stall a new Supreme Court nomination (Story) |
| Sep 16, 2020 | Police Files: 9/15/2020 (Story) |
| Sep 09, 2020 | Police Files: 9/6/2020 (Story) |
| Jul 31, 2020 | The difficulties of reopening the Recreation Center during a pandemic (Story) |
| Apr 05, 2020 | Police Files: April 8, 2020 (Story) |
| Mar 22, 2020 | The best board games for your quarantine blues (Story) |
| Mar 15, 2020 | Police Files: March 18, 2020 (Story) |
| Mar 11, 2020 | Police Files: March 11, 2020 (Story) |
| Mar 04, 2020 | Police Files: March 4, 2020 (Story) |
| Mar 03, 2020 | The end of the Rat King’s reign (Story) |
| Feb 17, 2020 | Writing Center puts on bipartisan ‘Letters to Lansing’ event (Story) |
| Feb 16, 2020 | Police Files: Feb. 19, 2020 (Story) |
| Feb 12, 2020 | When the rats rule Iowa, democracy collapses (Story) |
| Feb 12, 2020 | Police Files: Feb. 9, 2020 (Story) |
| Feb 05, 2020 | An easy solution to your February depression (Story) |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Mike Pompeo defends sexist attack by urinating out window (Story) |
| Jan 19, 2020 | Party ogres that live in the apartment above you prove that vigilante justice is sometimes OK (Story) |
| Jan 15, 2020 | President’s security advisers forget which Middle Eastern country to bomb (Story) |
| Jan 12, 2020 | Police Files: Jan. 15, 2020 (Story) |
| Jan 08, 2020 | Police Files: Jan. 8, 2020 (Story) |
| Jan 08, 2020 | Staff Picks: Albums of the last decade (Story) |
| Dec 04, 2019 | Impeachment Inquiry Insights (Story) |
| Dec 04, 2019 | Police Files: Dec. 4, 2019 (Story) |
| Dec 02, 2019 | Political science professor receives citizenship after 20 years in US (Story) |
| Nov 20, 2019 | Police Files: Nov. 20, 2019 (Story) |
| Nov 11, 2019 | Police Files: Nov. 13, 2019 (Story) |
| Nov 07, 2019 | Police Files: Nov. 6, 2019 (Story) |
| Oct 30, 2019 | Republicans storm secure impeachment hearings (Story) |
| Oct 27, 2019 | Police Files: Oct. 30, 2019 (Story) |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Police Files: Oct. 23, 2019 (Story) |
| Oct 16, 2019 | The other anti-abortion group (Story) |
| Oct 13, 2019 | Police Files: Oct. 16, 2019 (Story) |
| Oct 07, 2019 | Police Files: Oct. 9, 2019 (Story) |
| Oct 02, 2019 | Impeachment: the long road ahead (Story) |
| Oct 02, 2019 | Police Files (Story) |
| Sep 15, 2019 | News Briefs: September 18, 2019 (Story) |
| Sep 15, 2019 | Satire: An open letter from a proud gun owner (Story) |
| Sep 09, 2019 | Oakland University student employees are not paid enough (Story) |
| Sep 04, 2019 | Barstool Sports and the conservative stance on labor (Story) |
| Aug 28, 2019 | Police Files: September 4, 2019 (Story) |
| Aug 06, 2019 | Police Files: August 7, 2019 (Story) |
| Jul 30, 2019 | Political Focus: Challenging the status quo is the definition of patriotism (Story) |
| Jun 26, 2019 | Police Files: June 26, 2019 (Story) |
| Jun 18, 2019 | The power unions could have (Story) |
| Jun 05, 2019 | Police Files: June 5, 2019 (Story) |
| Jun 05, 2019 | Political Focus: Abortion bans sweep multiple states, the most restrictive in American history (Story) |
| Apr 10, 2019 | Police Files: Greatest Hits of 2018–2019 School Year (Story) |
| Apr 10, 2019 | Political Focus: Have a great summer, here’s a tirade about Trump believing sounds cause cancer (Story) |
| Apr 03, 2019 | Mixed service record: Honors College volunteering requirements both helpful and confusing (Story) |
| Apr 03, 2019 | Police Files: April 3, 2019 (Story) |
| Apr 03, 2019 | Political Focus: Trump claims witch hunt is over, but many are still not convinced (Story) |
| Mar 27, 2019 | Police Files: March 27, 2019 (Story) |
| Mar 27, 2019 | Political Focus: Trump forces colleges to protect people with dangerous opinions (Story) |
| Mar 20, 2019 | Political Focus: college acceptance scandal shows critical flaws in higher education (Story) |
| Mar 20, 2019 | Police Files: March 20, 2019 (Story) |
| Mar 13, 2019 | Political Focus: Days after the Trump-Kim summit, signs of preparing a launch seen in North Korea (Story) |
| Mar 13, 2019 | Police Files: March 13, 2019 (Story) |
| Mar 06, 2019 | Political Focus: Betsy DeVos tries to kill public education… again (Story) |
| Mar 06, 2019 | Police Files: March 6, 2019 (Story) |
| Feb 27, 2019 | Political Focus: The danger to journalists and media personnel is almost completely the fault of the White House (Story) |
| Feb 23, 2019 | Police Files: Feb. 27, 2019 (Story) |
| Feb 13, 2019 | Police Files: February 13, 2019 (Story) |
| Feb 13, 2019 | Political Focus: new popular battle royale ‘Apex: Legends’ releases with diverse roster that draws hate (Story) |
| Feb 13, 2019 | How intramural sports at OU are adapting to lower participation (Story) |
| Feb 06, 2019 | Police Files: February 6, 2019 (Story) |
| Feb 06, 2019 | Political Focus: Do not overlook the importance of unions in resolving the government shutdown (Story) |
| Jan 31, 2019 | Police Files: January 30, 2019 (Story) |
| Jan 31, 2019 | Political Focus: Unpaid FBI agents agree to arrest Roger Stone (Story) |
| Jan 23, 2019 | Political Focus: The strange anti-abortion stance and Ben Shapiro’s comments on baby Hitler (Story) |
| Jan 23, 2019 | Police Files: January 23, 2019 (Story) |
| Jan 21, 2019 | Campus experts explore the myths of living in a post-racial society (Story) |
| Jan 16, 2019 | Police Files: January 16, 2019 (Story) |
| Jan 12, 2019 | Political Focus: Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez targeted just a week after inauguration (Story) |
| Jan 09, 2019 | Police Files: Jan. 9, 2019 (Story) |
| Jan 09, 2019 | OU bioethics experts weigh in on Chinese gene editing incident (Story) |
| Jan 09, 2019 | Political Focus: Walls do not work, and there is plenty of evidence to prove it (Story) |
| Dec 05, 2018 | Political Focus: Man-made climate change is real, and finally politicians are doing something about it (Story) |
| Dec 05, 2018 | Police Files: Dec. 5, 2018 (Story) |
| Nov 28, 2018 | Police Files: Nov. 28, 2018 (Story) |
| Nov 28, 2018 | Examining the rise in popular African-American cinema (Story) |
| Nov 26, 2018 | Political Focus: Why do people fear a young, progressive woman of color in politics? (Story) |
| Nov 14, 2018 | Political Focus: What does the blue wave mean for American politics for the next two years? (Story) |
| Nov 14, 2018 | Police Files: November 13, 2018 (Story) |
| Nov 07, 2018 | Police Files: November 7, 2018 (Story) |
| Nov 07, 2018 | Political Focus: Racism and violence, the American standard (Story) |
| Oct 31, 2018 | Police Files: October 31, 2018 (Story) |
| Oct 31, 2018 | Political Focus: What it really means to be a nationalist (Story) |
| Oct 24, 2018 | International student resources on campus in wake of increased border security (Story) |
| Oct 24, 2018 | Police Files: October 24, 2018 (Story) |
| Oct 24, 2018 | Political Focus: Legalization day — how our neighbors to the north made marijuana legal (Story) |
| Oct 24, 2018 | What Proposal 2 means for you on this November’s ballot (Story) |
| Oct 16, 2018 | POLITICAL FOCUS: United Nations commission warns climate will be unfixable by early as 2030 (Story) |
| Oct 16, 2018 | Police Files: Oct. 17, 2018 (Story) |
| Oct 10, 2018 | Police Files: Oct. 10, 2018 (Story) |
| Oct 10, 2018 | Opinion: Amazon workers win the fight for $15, but the war is not nearly over (Story) |
| Oct 03, 2018 | Political Focus: Kavanaugh and Flake — a tale of no backbones (Story) |
| Oct 03, 2018 | Police Files: October 3, 2018 (Story) |
| Sep 26, 2018 | Political Focus: Why is it so hard for us to believe women’s stories of sexual assault? (Story) |
| Sep 26, 2018 | Political Focus: Trump impeachment process nearly began late last year, according to interviews (Story) |
| Sep 26, 2018 | Police Files: September 26, 2018 (Story) |
| Sep 18, 2018 | Political Focus: Independent investigation reports thousands of savable lives after hurricane Maria, despite Trump’s claims of slander (Story) |
| Sep 18, 2018 | Political Focus: Shooting victim Botham Jean slandered after marijuana found in his apartment postmortem (Story) |
| Sep 11, 2018 | Political Focus: Kavanaugh faces new resistance as hearings reach fourth day (Story) |
| Sep 11, 2018 | Police Files: September 12, 2018 (Story) |
| Sep 05, 2018 | Political Focus: Corruption probes find Cohen and Manafort in deep water (Story) |
| Sep 05, 2018 | Political Focus: After 2016 election anger, DNC abandons superdelegates (Story) |
| Sep 05, 2018 | Police Files: September 5, 2018 (Story) |
| Aug 01, 2018 | Police Files August 1 (Story) |
| Aug 01, 2018 | Political Focus: Michigan’s interesting Democratic gubernatorial primary (Story) |
| Aug 01, 2018 | Political Focus: The Republican double standard – Why Anthony Kennedy’s replacement is making everyone so angry (Story) |
| Jun 26, 2018 | Political Focus: How the U.S. lost any semblance of a moral compass in one fell swoop (Story) |
| Jun 26, 2018 | Political Focus: Wilbur Ross — the pig hiding in Trump’s cabinet (Story) |
| Jun 26, 2018 | Political Focus: Line 5 and big oil’s grasp on the Great Lakes (Story) |
| Jun 06, 2018 | Standing for nothing: NFL makes rule preventing kneeling during anthem (Story) |
| Jun 06, 2018 | Political Focus: Convincing ourselves we don’t have a gun problem (Story) |