Maine recently enacted a new voting system – moving from the traditional plurality, where the candidate with the most votes wins, to a rank-choice process, under which a candidate must win a majority before they can win the election. Under the use of the new system, a House seat in…
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Opinion: Turkey attempts to regain dominance in the Middle East through death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has for some time desired for Turkey to replace Saudi Arabia as the dominant force in the Middle East. The murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has demonstrated a well played opportunity to damage Saudi influence in the area, allowing for Turkey to fill the…
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Opinion: Gun raffles benefit rural communities
Gun raffles have often been a fundraising tool for numerous groups. However, in light of recent gun violence, gun raffles have come under heavy scrutiny as to their legitimacy and necessity. However, the auctioning of firearms helps a variety of organizations gain money to help with the betterment of the…
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2 Takes, 1 Issue: Kavanaugh, innocent until proven guilty?
Nobody should be considered guilty until proven innocent in the United States. However, this is exactly what occurred during the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation process. Kavanaugh was immediately demonized by much of the Democratic Party after Christine Blasey Ford’s allegation that he had sexual assaulted her in high school. He was…
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2 Takes, 1 Issue: Mollie Tibbetts and why immediate politicization needs to end
Hours after the announcement of the death of Mollie Tibbetts, politicians began to politicize the horrible event. Unfortunately, this has become the normal response in the U.S. to any tragedy. Tibbetts, a 20 year-old college student, was missing for thirty-five days before the man arrested for her disappearance, Cristhian Bahena…
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Nike: Just doin’ it for the social justice and slavery
Despite Nike’s long history of using slave labor to produce their products, the company has become the face of social justice for the political left with its newest ad featuring Colin Kaepernick. Nike has been accused and proven guilty of paying their workers slave wages, providing horrible working conditions and…
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2 Takes, 1 Issue: President Trump’s trade policy of ignorance
President Trump’s threat of tariffs on imports of Chinese goods began at midnight July sixth. Immediately thereafter, China imposed their own steep, retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods putting immense pressure on American farmers and manufacturers. Trump promised jobs would come from this trade war, but due to massive tariffs on…
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