The Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary are almost upon us! If you are political junkie like me you are well aware of this, but for everyone else not glued to every piece of political news, I thought I would…
Category: Politics
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…
Hillary is More of a Hawk Than The GOP … Seriously
A few days ago Hillary Clinton came out in favor of labeling Isis, also known as Daish, as committing acts of Genocide against not just the Yazidi people but also Christians in both Iraq and Syria. Her exact words were:…
The GOP field is finally starting to take shape
As some of you may of noticed the Republican party is having an insane contest to see who will be their nominee. Every national poll has given Trump a sizable lead, but national polls are…well frankly useless. The real polls…
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…
Ted Cruz is the perfect face for the anti-refugee movement
By Trevor Law Ted Cruz believes the United States should only take in Christian Syrians because they are not a threat to national security. Never mind the greater implications of that statement but just the basic bare bones of it. I’m…
Whose responsibility is it to fight ISIS?
By Trevor Law Looking back there was a time when I would have been considered a Muslim apologist, the person that says Islam is a religion of peace and is being perverted for someones own use. However, the truth is…
Will Refugees Cause the US Harm: Here are the Facts
By James Nelson Since the Paris attacks the debate around America’s role in the refugee crisis has intensified to a fever pitch. This has been propelled somewhat by actual facts surrounding the Paris attacks, but has largely been from conflated…
Are The West And Islam At War?
By Trevor Law There has been a lot of talk lately about how the West and Islam are at war. About how President Obama needs to get serious about fighting radical Islam. After all Daish(Isis) has shown itself to be…
The most frightening thing about ISIS isn’t even being talked about.
By Trevor Law When I got the alert on my phone that Paris was attacked, my reaction was one of sad resignation. I didn’t feel indignation that murders rampaged through one of the great cities of the world. I didn’t…