I am really starting to hate this election cycle. Don’t get me wrong, I love politics but this…what I am seeing unfold in front of me is appalling. It isn’t Trump, or Clinton or any candidate that is making me…
Tag: Republicans
How Outrage Porn is Crippling Common Sense.
So you want to protest an injustice huh? The past few years have seen some major protests spring up, the Tea Party, Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives Matter, and now another protest. A militia is occupying an empty federal building in…
When did both parties become so partisan? Part 1
By Trevor Law This is a multi-part series on why American politics is the way it is. This first part will deal with the foundings of both parties as well as the immediate aftermath of the American Civil War. Have…
Why Are We Surprised When the Media “Persecutes” a Candidate?
By James Nelson So if you pay any attention to the news, you’ve probably heard that Ben Carson, the Republican Presidential Candidate, has been called out for possibly stretching the truth in his books about himself, and also for some…
The Debt Ceiling is a Crisis of the GOP’s Own Making
By Trevor Law According to the U.S. Treasury Department the United States government will run up against its borrowing limit or “debt ceiling” on November 3rd and default. What does that mean, and who is to blame for why we…
Is the Republican Party about to split?
By Trevor Law Last September, House Speaker John Boehner announced he would resign at the end of October, the current House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy was the presumed favorite but dropped out of the race, throwing the election for a…
What is wrong with the Republican Party?
By Trevor Law On October first the federal government will be operating without a budget; that is, assuming Congress can pass a budget and the President sign one we will have the second government shutdown in three years and we will…
Vote For Whoever You Want in 2016, Because Whoever is Elected Will be Powerless.
For some reason everyone thinks the President will have all of this great power, to pass budget reforms, criminal justice reforms, a coherent plan to fight ISIS, and a fair immigration plan. The cold hard fact of the matter is,…