Earlier this year, a dangerous organization called the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) emerged as a potent terrorist threat with daunting power and brutality. ISIS is currently terrorizing large parts of Syria and Iraq, killing many innocent people as they storm through towns in the Middle East. Adeptly describing this ruthless group, President Obama stated, “Let’s be clear about ISIS....
Our Constitution, which acts as the standard for political and social policies, states, “We the people,” and is followed by the rest of the preamble describing a basic understanding as to how our nation as a whole should be run. It focuses on the idea that the common people of the United States of America have the right to...
The recent developments in the world such as the Ebola outbreak and the spread of ISIS pose many difficult questions. How can we ensure our safety? How can we ensure the safety of other countries? And, what role should America play in combating these threats? Because they threaten to spread across multiple regions and nationalities, both Ebola and ISIS...
The gubernatorial race between Attorney General Greg Abbott and State Senator Wendy Davis will come to an end in less than a week. Regardless of who wins, one thing is for certain: this will not be the state of Governor Rick Perry anymore.
Both candidates want to take strikingly different paths with the future of Texas, and it is for...
If I were asked to describe the campaign of Wendy Davis in one word, it’d be "publicity." Rather than caring about what will improve the state of Texas, Wendy Davis focuses on attention grabbers, or how a headline will look on Buzzfeed or the Huffington Post.
Wendy Davis isn’t running to help the citizens of Texas or to improve our state;...
As the November 4 elections inch closer, many issues have been at the forefront of voters' minds, from the economy to national security to healthcare. Most Texans regard one controversy as the most important facing the state and the third most important for the entire country. The issue? Immigration.
Immigration is a very intimate and complex issue that affects many Americans, including...
Do you ever watch Netflix? Browse Reddit? Stream games on Twitch? Do you hate buffering and slow connections? Well, that's too bad because the FCC just put an end to net neutrality.
Now, you might be asking yourself, "what's net neutrality?" Basically, net neutrality is what made all websites equal. With net neutrality, a service provider such as Verizon, AT&T,...
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Mr. David Myers, moderator
