Jeb Bush On Monday, Jeb Bush announced his candidacy for the presidency. Following speakers and performers, between claps and cheers, he stood at the podium and declared, “I’m running for President of the United States. I will run with heart. I will run to win.” While many are pleased that this qualified candidate entered the … Continue reading
Last week Pope Francis added his name to a growing list of public figures that are pushing for collective action against climate change. Now well into his second term, President Obama has sought to make addressing this issue a centerpiece of his final months in the Oval Office. Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released … Continue reading
Incumbency, partisanship and the economy. What do these words mean to you? Probably nothing, if we’re being honest with each other. In the 2012 presidential election, President Obama’s victory over Mitt Romney was predetermined before the campaign even began. Now I’ve sparked your attention. Let me explain myself. The presidential race between Mitt Romney and Barack … Continue reading
To date, few issues divide the United States more definably than “Right-to-Work” (RTW). According to the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, the Right-to-Work Law “secures the right of employees to decide for themselves whether or not to join or financially support a union.” Currently, twenty-five of the fifty states within the U.S. have … Continue reading
Immigration reform has been a contested issue throughout the history of the United States. Both sides of the aisle have made efforts to draft effective legislation to reform the current immigration system. While Congress debates on how to reform the immigration system, the future of over 11,000,000 undocumented immigrants is at risk. While legislation is … Continue reading
In the realm of education policy, potential 2016 presidential candidates must be prepared to discuss their stance on the hot education topics including school accountability, the charter school movement, school choice, and Common Core. However, newly announced presidential hopeful Marco Rubio’s remark on dismantling the Department of Education opens a door to a topic that … Continue reading
The recent unveiling of a framework for future talks about Iran’s nuclear program has some hailing it as a great step towards an Iran without nuclear weapons, while others believe giving Iran any nuclear capability is a step in the wrong direction. While this framework represents significant progress, it does not go far enough in … Continue reading
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s reelection last week has surprised many Israelis as well as the rest of the world. Almost every poll taken prior to the election showed Netanyahu’s conservative Likud Party losing by around two to five seats to the center-left Zionist Union Party led by Isaac Herzog and Tzipi Livni. Many attribute … Continue reading
The use of nuclear weapons is perhaps the most dangerous threat one state can make against another. Dropping a single bomb can kill millions of civilians, destroy cities and cause massive economic damage. When the U.S. dropped the Atom bomb on Nagasaki, it destroyed approximately 40 percent of the buildings in the city. In Hiroshima, … Continue reading
“It hangs over us like a dark cloud,” noted National Institutes of Health (NIH) director Francis Collins Tuesday, March 10 at a Senate Committee meeting on “Continuing America’s Leadership in Medical Innovation for Patients,” in reply to a question regarding the impact of sequestration on the NIH. The sequestration was a serious blow to the NIH, … Continue reading
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