Jonathan Rosenhan

John Fairfax: The Most Interesting Man In The World

by Jonathan Rosenhan

The popular “most interesting man in the world” from the “XX” beer commercials has nothing on John Fairfax. Fairfax rowed a boat across a major ocean—twice—and dabbled with a bunch of other absolutely ridiculous yet uniquely bada** adventures. I came across this article (a piece written in light of Fairfax’s recent death—at the age of [...]

House + Billboard – Foreclosure = Success?

by Jonathan Rosenhan

In light of the recent REVIEW article about “Sugar Daddies” and college porn films, there seems to be another obscure way for people to ease their financial burdens. The Hostetler family –from Buena Park, California– seems to be the pioneers of this interesting scheme. Despite having to damper the initial outbursts of angst, anger, and [...]

Chinese Workers Lining Up For “Hell” at Foxconn

by Jonathan Rosenhan

Foxconn (Apple’s major Taiwan-based product manufacturer) has received a lot of flack recently in regards to their alleged habits of worker mistreatment. According to an article from PCWorld, several media outlets (beginning with the New York Times) began publishing material suggestive of the evil goings-on within Foxconn factories. Accordingly, the Times described conditions as paralleling bonded [...]

Tourists deported due to tweets

by Jonathan Rosenhan

Twitter has reached a milestone. A milestone that is perhaps far more astonishing than contributing to the death of SOPA and PIPA, rallying for political candidates, leading protests, or keeping the populace up to date on Kim Kardashian’s latest endeavors. Twitter had gotten two tourists deported.  In the weeks prior to their flight to Los [...]

The Power of Internet Preserves Itself

by Jonathan Rosenhan

It is easy to see how the Stop Online Privacy Act and the Protect IP Act pose tremendous threats to the free and open communication that defines the Internet.

OECD Visits Campus

by Jonathan Rosenhan

Throughout the course of the previous week, Kathleen DeBoer, deputy head of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Washington Center, headed several events while visiting campus. Towards the end of the week, the MICHIGAN REVIEW was fortunate enough to have a sit-down interview with DeBoer regarding OECD’s policies, goals, and initiatives as well as [...]