Bye Bye, Matt Gaetz
While nobody thinks he should be perfect, Gaetz tends to fall short of the expectations that should be levied on a member of the people’s house.
The Case for Yang: a Dive into the New York City Mayoral Race
Although he was near the back of the pack as the candidate field progressively narrowed, it is undeniable that the tech entrepreneur has gained much more national recognition.
Universal Basic Income is Still Necessary
We don’t have to revert to communism, full-blown socialism, or massive inflation to accomplish this.
Trump’s Impeachment Acquittal and What It Means For America’s Future
From pressuring Georgia to “find” votes to turn the election in his favor and inciting the Capitol mob (events that occurred just during the first week of 2021, to put things in perspective), Trump has gotten away with violating the Constitution time and time again.
A Breakdown of Modern Racism
It is that our society has been shaped by the ideologies of white people. And those ideologies have evolved to create the multi-faceted issue of racism in America
Toxic Motivation
The message from so many of the most influential speakers is toxic, and it only deepens the troubles of the suffering.
Editorial: A Statement from the East Side News on Democracy
The Washington Post’s most famous columnist and editor Bob Woodward, who exposed the Watergate Scandal among other high-level abuses of power, is credited with popularizing the phrase, “Democracy Dies in Darkness”. On January 6th, 2021, we watched in horror as an assassination attempt was made upon our democracy in broad daylight. The certification of the electoral votes is a purely symbolic process to affirm our democratically elected leader. Opposition to this process is opposition to democracy itself.
“Death, Destruction, Terrorism, and Weakness”: the Capitol Raid and Trump’s Legacy
By Ryan Chou
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On August 2nd, 2016, President Trump tweeted, “President Obama will go down as perhaps the worst president in the...
The New Georgia and Me: The Historic Nature of the Senate Elections
I lived in the state of Georgia for the years of 2007-2009, the year in which Republican Senator Saxsby Chambliss won his runoff election by fifteen points.
No, Dr. Jill Biden Shouldn’t Need to Drop the Doctorate
After the historic 2020 election, the world is watching as a chaotic transition period begins. On January 20th, 2021, a currently uncooperative President Donald Trump will have to give Joe Biden the Oval Office. Accompanying Joe Biden will be his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, as the first First Lady to hold a doctorate degree. But many people are not celebrating this fact—instead, she is now under pressure to drop “Dr.” from her name.