The recent murder of Mollie Tibbetts has sparked a nationwide conversation in the United States over harassment of female runners and harassment in general. For readers unaware, Tibbets, a 20 year-old student at the University of Iowa went missing while on a run July 18. After a prolonged investigation law…
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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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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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2 Takes, 1 Issue: Trump’s trade war triggers trouble in international relations
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 contempt for how other countries take advantage of American workers by utilizing tariffs, President Trump has worked to abruptly shift American policy from one advocating…
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