I am going to keep this week’s post shorter than my last dissertation. This week’s fallout, OK, ONE of this week’s fallouts has been the “Cotton” letter. The letter, written by freshman Senator Tom Cotton (R- AR) and signed by 47 Senate Republicans stating that whatever agreement the Iranians might reach with the US in… Continue Reading
President Obama vetoed the Keystone XL pipeline bill, unsurprisingly. Without getting too bogged down in the political theater of this, I found it to be somewhat more of a “play to the base” type of move than one we would come to expect from such a pragmatist. So, environmentalists and Democrats rejoiced, knowing the Republicans… Continue Reading
I want to first start out by wishing readers a Happy New Year. I hope your 2015 will be a happy and healthy one. I also would like to thank Jason for his initial post on the 2016 Presidential potentials; this will segue nicely into my topic: The length of campaign seasons. As it stands… Continue Reading
Jason: I find myself in complete agreement with Jason. The push for voter ID laws in states across the country has shown a belief that the system is overrun with fraud. The numbers of actual vote fraud do not warrant this type of strict regulation of freedom. I thought he summed up the entire situation… Continue Reading
This week we will be staying on the topic of voter ID laws and offering our rebuttals to both Jason and Jacob’s responses. It seems clear that we all view this topic differently and it should make for an interesting continuation of the topic. In the meantime be sure to share your thoughts with us!… Continue Reading
Before I begin, I need to issue a sincere apology to the other bloggers, Jason and Jacob, as well as the readers. I did not plan my week well and I did not get a chance to give this topic the full attention it deserves. So, forgive me if my post is a little on… Continue Reading
The topic this week deals with a fast growing trend in America. “Partyism”. A recent article was penned by Cass Sunstein in Bloomberg View about a study by two political scientists out of Stanford University which found that political bias has grown so much that it has overtaken racial bias in the country. In a… Continue Reading
As many intelligent old people have said, there are two things that are certain in life, death and taxes. Only one of which we can do something about. Our tax code is, to put it bluntly, a disaster. It has created a massive bureaucracy, makes life unnecessarily difficult for all Americans every year, and creates… Continue Reading
Growing up, I never really paid attention to the political positions of my family. I think this was due in part to the fact that my family was never really political, or at least were never vocal about it. So for me, I can’t really point to anything specific about where I get my political… Continue Reading
Last week, the Obama administration decided to engage the threat of ISIS(or ISIL) in Syria. For all intents and purposes, it’s safe to say we are going to war in Syria even if the administration won’t. The big debate surrounding the decision, which is filled with memories of a not-to-distant war-filled past, is whether or… Continue Reading
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