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2 Takes, 1 Issue: Trump’s trade war triggers trouble in international relations

7 September 2018
Kyler Schardein
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Since his days campaigning for the presidency, President Trump has been a vehement critic of free trade and past American trade policies in general. Expressing…

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Why the US missile attack on Syria was misguided

27 April 2018
Hania Osman
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Last week the United States, along with Britain and France, launched a missile attack on Syria in response to a chemical attack, allegedly perpetrated by…

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The dark side of standardized testing

23 March 2018
Catherine Dema
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“Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that can be counted counts.” —William Bruce Cameron. Since the Bush era No Child Left…

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Youth can change the world

9 March 2018
Savannah Hawley
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Young people all across the country are currently speaking out about gun violence in the U.S. Survivors of the Stoneman Douglas High School massacre in…

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Social media manipulation still prevalent

2 March 2018
Madison Carroll Porth
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Almost two billion people, one third of the global population, are active monthly users of Facebook. Instagram has 800 million active monthly users. Twitter has…

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A call for gun control legislation

23 February 2018
Dylan Jones
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The Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla. Feb. 14, 2018 has renewed tension in the U.S. over gun violence and how to keep…

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Celebrities aren’t the solution to the career politician dilemma

16 February 2018
Christina Kirk
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After former reality-show star and business mogul Donald Trump’s election to the U.S. presidency, several celebrities have teased at running for office. To name a…

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Violent media’s role in homegrown terrorism

9 February 2018
Christina Kirk
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March 30, 1981: John Hinckley Jr., the 25-year-old son of a wealthy oil executive, fires six bullets in the direction of President Ronald Reagan as…

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The Women’s March and Pro-Life Feminists

2 February 2018
Betsy Tucker
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President Donald Trump’s election brought about a rash of protests. The subjects of these protests ranged from scientific accuracy to minority rights, but the most…

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