Politics

Bernie Sanders: 2016’s Sleeper Candidate

Amidst the cacophony of miscellaneous presidential campaigns, one name rings out against the din with a building clarity that sharpens every day. “Bernie Sanders” It should come as no surprise that such candidate as Senator Sanders and his unique policies would...

Madam President: Who Really Is Hillary Clinton?

Hillary Clinton. That name alone elicits strong reactions from people all over the political spectrum, with universal disgust on the right, enthusiastic support from the center-left, and disappointment from the far left. But by the end of the day, on November...

Getting the Elephant off Our Chest and Clearing out the Donkey Poop: Why the U.S Should Get Rid of Political Parties

Fun fact: you can be a justice of the U.S Supreme Court, so can anyone else on the planet, a dog, or even a rock.  This is obviously a comical interpretation of the Constitution; a dog will never become...

We Taxed Plastic Bags, Now We Should Tax Water Bottles

Two months ago, the City of Dallas passed a law that imposed a $.05 dollar tax on the use of bags in commercial sales. This law targeted the overuse of plastic bags, the durable menaces that ubiquitously pollute our...

We Need Stricter Gun Regulations

  Isaiah Eamon Shoels lay on his side on the grainy, rough, black carpet in the library of Columbine High School on the morning of April 20, 1999. One can imagine him nervously rubbing the coarse rug with his quivering...

The ISIS Terrorism Crisis

  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...

Still Loading: Net Neutrality

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...

Immigration: Friend or Foe?

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...

We Need Wendy Davis

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...