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What “Take Our Country Back” Really Means
The Tea Party has taken over the Republican Party. Or, more precisely, the Tea Party is trying to take the country back from liberals, freeloaders on welfare, immigrants, minorities, and, of course, President Obama. Although the number of people identifying as Tea Party supporters has declined from 30 percent in 2010 to 17 percent today,…
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Between A Rock And A Hard Place: Boehner’s Tenure In Review
The regular guy from Ohio is leaving Congress. Republican John Boehner announced on September 25 that he would be resigning from his position as Speaker of the House. Although some in his own party have been calling for a new Speaker since as early as 2013, Boehner’s announcement still caught the press and many politicians…
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Game Theoretic Understanding of Presidential Elections in the United States
BY STEVE KIM When Mitt Romney failed to make Barack Obama a one-term president, conservative leaders blasted him for not having been conservative enough. During his campaign, Romney made deliberate efforts to move left. Did Romney fail because he was too liberal for a Republican candidate, or did Romney fail despite his attempt to appear…
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The Fast Track to Free Trade
BY CHRIS GIBSON As the United States draws closer to completing a major trade agreement with eleven Asian and Latin American countries including Japan and Australia, attention is turning away from the negotiating table and towards Congress. When the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is completed, each individual member country must pass the agreement according to its…
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Why I Can No Longer Be A Republican
BY ALEX BEAULIEU After first becoming political during the summer of 2012, I supported Mitt Romney in his quest for the Presidency. It made sense. Who doesn’t love “fiscal responsibility” and a free market system? And with the unstable economy, pervasive gridlock, and a seemingly bleak future, I was certain that Governor Romney possessed the…
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The Progressive Perspective
It’s hard to be a Liberal these days. Our supposed savior seems to be moving slowly but steadily to the right as he concedes to conservatives on issue after issue. Our eloquent orator no longer excites his supporters with the awe-inspiring speeches we remember from his campaign. The President, however, is not the primary target…
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Thoughts on Cameron’s Big Society
The inefficient provision of government services…out of control government spending…up to our ears in debt… In the UK and the US alike, politicians and pundits flood the airwaves with these catchphrases. Indeed, the idea that government is overreaching and needs to be reined in has come to dominate the political debate on both sides of…
