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Past In Present
Staying informed can be a daunting task. Even with the unlimited sources provided by the internet, keeping tabs on all the world’s happenings seems not only impossible but emotionally draining. It is no secret that through this constant barrage of news and information, things tend to slip through the cracks; tragedies, decisions, and statements may…
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The American Civil War Was Not a Civil War
Recently, I spoke with a family member about the American Civil War. While agreeing with the aim of the Union Army, he wondered how William Tecumseh Sherman could be viewed as anything other than a war criminal. However, he deemed Dwight Eisenhower’s treatment of German soldiers during the Second World War as completely acceptable. I…
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Reconstructing Our Conscience
Las Vegas county sheriff Joseph Lombardo called him a “lone-wolf type actor.” President Trump called him “pure evil.” Las Vegas mayor Carol Goodman called him a “crazed lunatic.” But why does Joseph Paddock — a 64-year-old man and now the perpetrator of one of the largest terrorist attacks in American history — not get called…
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No, Donald Trump is Not a Constitutional Crisis
“Constitutional crisis” is quite possibly one of the most overused (and misused) phrases in political commentary. Recently, pundits predicting the end of the world as we know it have, for a broad assortment of reasons, taken to calling Donald Trump’s victory a constitutional crisis. These reasons include the apparent unconstitutionality of some of his policy…
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The Ins and Outs of Smuggling Syrian Refugees
Safety is a priceless commodity. But Syrian migrants paying an average of 2500 euros ($2840) to be smuggled into European nations at great risk to themselves would argue otherwise. Since its start in 2011, the Syrian Civil War has displaced over 7.6 million of the nation’s citizens. Originally, many refugees fled to neighboring nations in…
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The New Face of Somalia
BY AARON CHRISTENSEN Political maps do not reflect the world as it really is but rather the cartographer’s idealized world. This is particularly evident when looking at a map of Somalia, nominally an independent state with static borders since 1960. In reality, Somalia does not exist as a singular political entity, and it has topped…
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It’s Not About Syria
BY KAITY SHEA CULLEN With Syria’s chemical arms abilities (sort of) revoked, the horrific images of the war-torn nation’s ongoing civil war have long since been removed from the televisions and minds of American citizens. But as the struggling nation approaches its third year of violence, its challenges only continue to grow. The World Health…
