Opinion

College isn’t a walk in the park, and it’s certainly not something people should take lightly if they choose to attend. I was an example of what not to do. I thought being in college was just high school with the exception that I just had to pay for it. Turns out, it definitely is […]

In 1973, the Republican Party fell to an all-time low, marred forever by the Watergate Scandal. The crux of the then president and of the moral Right, President Richard Nixon, came crashing down amid an inferno of uncovered government corruption. As it was uncovered, “The Barbie Doll President” had been openly lying to the people of […]

In the wake of the recent terror attacks in Brussels, the world is waiting on edge for the next attack by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or ISIL. The question to ask is no longer if another attack is going to come, but where the next attack will be and how we can stop […]

People in 2015 were seen as “pushy” or “overly-sensitive” for openly defending equality. What should be seen as progress and a push toward inclusiveness of all peoples was mocked. With equality comes inclusiveness, and that goes for every group of people, regardless of any demographic. Universities can sometimes threaten inclusiveness, especially when it comes to gender. […]

Donald Trump is not a conservative; he is a populist iconoclast. Unfortunately, he and his enthralled supporters, quite possibly at no deliberate intention of their own, are doing irreparable damage to the very Party under which they have claimed to operate. Please understand, I am not a secular progressive, nor am I a liberal — […]

Free Trade Agreements (FTA) increase economic openness between nations by doing things such as removing tariffs. FTAs have received a lot of attention on both sides of the 2016 elections. Candidates from both sides have hammered them because of the harm they’ve done to middle-class jobs or wages. It would be foolish to say FTAs are […]

The United States has 14 Free Trade Agreements in effect with 20 countries. The goal behind Trade Agreements is to reduce import quotas and tariffs in order to increase trade between the countries named in the Free Trade Agreement (FTA). On paper, FTAs sound appealing. Tariffs are reduced, meaning that trade with other countries is […]

Every society is faced with the dilemma of determining when youth become adults. American society, which is relatively new, is undecided about when youth become adults, and when we should start to trust them with decisions. At the age of 15 in most states, individuals are allowed to drive a car alone — statistically the most […]

One thing I’ve noticed about the world is for women to accept each other as feminists, every woman must be an extremist, or else they aren’t part of the women’s movement at all. As a woman, I embody the values of feminists. I’m just not a “die-hard” feminist. I support equal pay for both men and women, […]

As the American political race is in full swing, other major political campaigns are happening across the pond. In the United Kingdom, politicians and commoners alike are voicing their opinions about a referendum the public will vote on in June. This referendum would end the UK’s membership in the European Union, making it completely independent from […]