Vote for people, not names
Almost as soon as the dust settled after the 2012 presidential election, many political commentators started talking about 2016, when we the people will (vote for the electors who officially) elect our...
View ArticleThe (police) dogs of war
Last week, President Obama announced the authorization of immediate, indefinite airstrikes against the Islamic State (of Iraq and the Levant, known varyingly as IS or ISIS/ISIL), bringing the U.S....
View ArticleSuper Tuesday: Should Rush Limbaugh be fired?
Sexual assault on college campuses has been making headlines recently as the number of reported assaults continues to rise every year. In response to these disturbing reports, the government took...
View ArticleSuper Tuesday: Should we attack ISIS?
For the past few weeks, ISIS has captured United States and global attention — and for good reason. The terrorist organization has wormed its way into our minds and augmented our worst fears by...
View ArticleSuper Tuesday: Politics of the Drought
As residents of California are all very much aware, the drought we are in right now is nothing to scoff at. Most California cities are one to two full years behind the normal rainfall levels. The...
View ArticleSuper Tuesday: PRISM politics
The Graduate School of Business’ CEMEX Auditorium was completely packed on Oct. 8, when former NSA and CIA Director General Michael Hayden engaged in a dialogue with Stanford scholar Amy Zegart. Hayden...
View ArticleSuper Tuesday: Lift the embargo on Cuba?
President Kennedy instated the U.S. embargo against Cuba 52 years ago in order to unseat its infamous dictator, Fidel Castro. Since its enforcement, however, it has only served as a tool of repression...
View ArticleElection 2014: Analysis and foreshadowing
Last week was a difficult time for the Democratic Party, which suffered heavy losses in the midterm elections. The Democrats surrendered more seats in the already GOP-held House and ceded control of...
View ArticleNet neutrality
The Internet has become more than just a useful tool in America today — it has become an integral experience of daily life. In fact, Internet usage in America has been rapidly increasing since the year...
View ArticleStone by stone: Refocusing the Ferguson protests
Over a week has passed since the grand jury decision in Ferguson, Missouri that has led to mass protests, looting, and transportation chaos in the days surrounding Thanksgiving, but nonetheless,...
View ArticleSuper Tuesday: Are sanctions a proportional response?
The United States imposed sanctions on North Korea this past Friday following the cyberattack on Sony Pictures, which produced “The Interview” — a film whose comedic plot revolves around the...
View ArticleSocialism, rhetoric and American politics
How much political power does one word hold? We like to think of the media and politicians as messengers of unbiased facts. But the state of the political game today proves otherwise. Reporters play on...
View ArticleKeystone XL: A pipeline to a new future?
President Obama should veto the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Approving the pipeline is extraordinarily unsafe and sends a message that the United States is not serious about fighting...
View ArticleState of the Union breakdown
President Obama’s last State of the Union address was a momentous one. His talk of a recovering economy was inspiring and his talk of returning soldiers was heartwarming. The vision he described for a...
View ArticleImmigration lawsuit: Is it justified?
House Republicans have a long track record of wasting taxpayer dollars. First, they voted to repeal the Obamacare over 50 times knowing that the legislation was dead upon arrival in the Democratic...
View ArticleRight idea, wrong response: Correcting the FDA’s misstep with 23andMe
Founded in 2006, 23andMe has become the only major direct-to-consumer (DTC) genomics company left in the market. Initially, the DTC services they offered gave customers information about their ancestry...
View ArticleIs drone warfare ethical?
Since the United States began using drones in 2002, several thousand militants have been killed across the Middle East. Through this aggressive campaign, the United States has been able to dramatically...
View ArticleFight the foolish: Tackling the vaccination crisis
Back in 1998, a British doctor named Andrew Wakefield published a study linking the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine to autism in young children. Though quickly discredited and repeatedly...
View ArticleA debate on Puerto Rican statehood
For decades, people have debated whether Puerto Rico should remain a territory of the United States or become a state. Although the statehood argument has some merits, it is not the time for Puerto...
View ArticleLive and let die: A case for death with dignity
The story of Brittany Maynard (the terminally ill East Bay woman who moved to Oregon in order to end her life legally) has gained a great deal of national attention recently, reigniting the debate...
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