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Student Viewpoints over Political Topics or Events

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 resonate so intensely in today’s political landscape. Since the beginning of his sixteen year long seat in the House of...
(Image Credit: ABC 11 News) As early voting in the 2022 midterms has gotten under way, many people who haven't voted are thing about certain issues that affect them. These range from inflation, to abortion, to crime. Today, I will discuss some of top issues on people's minds as they flock to the polls and which party this might benefit....
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;...
When asked by reporters during the Clinton elections what was the biggest issue in every election he answered, “It’s the economy stupid.” This was the new campaign strategy of the Democratic Party and Clinton during the 1992 elections. 18 years later the Republican Party has taken on this slogan and is now asking, “What has Obama done to improve...
Everyone's talking about Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Obtaining 306 electoral votes, Biden, the president-elect, gave a speech a couple weeks ago to introduce himself to the country. But it wasn't his speech per-say that rallied up the country. It was Kamala, who has already made some history even before entering the VP office. "And to the children of our...
It's a tradition that happens every year in early February. The Speaker of the House invites the President to a joint session of Congress to address the nation in what is usually an hour and a half speech filled with accomplishments, future ambitions, and special guests. That was all present in this year's State of the Union address by...
After having Barack Obama in the White House the past seven years, this country is in desperate need of change. The "change" Barack Obama brought only shrunk the middle class and hurt the people at the bottom even more than before. He has politicized nearly every single issue, and as a result, divided the country more than any president...
Brigadier General Mitchell Through my pursuing of my private pilot license and overall interest in aviation, I have begun to study the many figures that have shaped how we view American aviation in the modern era. One of these many figures, Billy Mitchell, a brigadier general in the Army Air Service, was a pioneer in the development of US military...

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