Since 2016, many Americans have held their breath with distaste for the current administration. Not that this is particularly unique of this administration, but it’s worthy of exploration because President Donald Trump is one of the first presidents to inspire the sort of polarization that we currently witness in politics.…
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The United States presence in the Middle East indicative of executive overreach
On Jan. 3, on the orders of the President of the United States, a drone strike assassinated Iranian General Quasem Soleimani and nine others at Baghdad’s International Airport in Iraq. The attack was conducted without explicit Congressional authorization and absent even notification of Congressional leaders such as House Speaker Nancy…
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National Emergency sparks controversy
President Trump officially declared a state of emergency as a method to free up billions of dollars for funding a wall on the Mexican-American border. The fight over a border wall has defined the Trump presidency. Since December, the tension regarding the situation has ramped up as Trump took on…
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2 Takes, 1 Issue: Trump’s national emergency is symbolic but sets a dangerous precedent
On Feb. 15, 2019, President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency in the United States to further his agenda for the border wall. On Feb. 28, President Trump confirmed that should Congress pass the resolution voiding his declaration of a national emergency, he would veto the resolution. In order…
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2 Takes, 1 Issue: The national emergency is a godd*mned joke
Coming off the heels of a devastating government shutdown that we’ve somehow all already forgotten about, the president’s declaration of a national emergency Feb. 15 was not only a nakedly obvious attempt to distract his base from his own pathetic loss in that gamble – in which he actually impeded…
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Brazil elects far right candidate for president in wake of corruption, crime
Brazil had its presidential elections Oct. 28 and the whole world was watching to see if Brazilians would elect the candidate compared to Donald Trump or the same political party that has been voted in for the last four elections. This was the second round of the presidential elections, the…
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Opinion: Why the New York Times was right
The New York Times published an anonymous editorial Sept. 5 that sent shockwaves through the country and White House officials scrambling for answers. The piece, written by a senior official in President Donald Trump’s administration, claims the White House is a rogue state where senior staff members must secretly protect…
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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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