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[Opinion] The Hunt and the Snowflake GOP: We’re Better Than This

By Kenneth Schrupp on August 9, 2019 • ( 3 Comments )

In an era when a serious political discussion with those of differing viewpoints is nearly impossible, when attention spans have been reduced to sound bites of 30 seconds or less cut and sold for Instagram and Twitter, film remains one of the only mediums capable of piercing the cloud of anger, distrust, and myopia that hangs over our nation and seeps into every aspect of our lives. Conservatives working themselves up into a frenzy to stop the screening of perhaps the only mainstream Hollywood film that will ever give any level of credence to their beliefs is not only counterproductive but decidedly anti-American.

Georgian Protests: Tbilis’s Two-Sided Conflict

By Aaron Genin on July 25, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

While the conflict in Ukraine’s coverage overshadows Russian coverage in Western media, a new theater may be reopening within the region. Georgia, a key American ally in the Caucuses, is facing internal protests and economic punishments from Russia, and could very well become the next epicenter in the clash between Russian and Western interests.

Cold Ambition: The New Geopolitical Faultline

By Isaiah M Henderson on July 18, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

In the same way that the US cannot let China have de facto control over the South China Sea, the US cannot permit the NSR to become a waterway over which Russia exercises unilateral jurisdiction.

[Opinion] A Very Small Man: The Sad Legacy of Charlie Kirk and Turning Point USA

By Jason Garshfield on July 15, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Indeed, Kirk is not only useless in the campus fight, but actively detrimental to the efforts of true activists. He is everything leftists want a conservative to be: a smug, uncompassionate child of privilege who isn’t nearly as smart as he thinks he is. These are the sorts of derogatory stereotypes that true conservative students have to go to great lengths to disprove.

[Opinion] San Francisco’s Juul Ban Helps Big Tobacco

By Leonard Robinson on July 12, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Breed and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors are hopeful that this ban will prevent e-cigarette usage by the city’s teens. But, this legislation does not prevent teen usage at all. Moreover, it creates black markets, or even worse, drives smokers back to even more harmful products: traditional cigarettes.

[Opinion] Beloved Dairy Spoiled By California Regulations

By Kenneth Schrupp on June 14, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Imagine my confusion when Gelson’s announced that Broguiere’s would be shutting down — with milk sales brisk and social media abuzz, what could be forcing this otherwise vigorous business off the market? Large corporations like Kraft and Nestle have always eaten into sales, but owner Ray Broguiere says that state and local regulations are making continued business untenable.

Federal Reserve Again Changes Course, Rate Cuts Likely

By Nicholas Trimble on June 11, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

The Federal Reserve has seemingly changed its position on interest rates yet again, thus further demonstrating a disturbing lack of policymaking cohesion under Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Rate cuts are likely, but when will they come, and will they be enough to lift a sagging economy?

Mexico Becomes Most Dangerous Country in the World for Journalists

By Sophia Butler on June 10, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Mexico has the highest number of journalists and media workers killed in 2019 alone; in 2018, the number of media murders in Mexico was second only to that of Afghanistan, and surpassed even that of Syria, an active conflict zone. A questionable president, potential Russian interference, illicit use of controlled spyware, and an escalating war on drugs have made Mexico a journalist death trap.

Which Way, Raskolnikov? Žižek v. Peterson

By Niel Bezrookove on June 6, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Ideologies distinguish themselves by their performance, hiding their bland sameness beneath. The Democrats signal their virtue and commitment to environmental causes, then lobby for the industries that pollute. Donald Trump garners his support not because of his record as a public servant, but as an icon of America who sends a message. The Chinese Communist Party reaffirms its commitment to socialism, then pushes for market liberalization. Islamic extremists demand a return to the ancient ways of living, but make videogame-inspired music videos out of their massacres. Boring debates won’t solve anything anymore — if you want to defeat Islam, replace it with something more glamorous.

The Shake a Coke Challenge

By Kenneth Schrupp on May 6, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Coca-Cola, the massive international beverage consortium best known for its 1985 “New Coke” failure in the midst of the American coke epidemic, naturally says that serving sizes and dieting are not to blame for the health crisis; they say that Americans must simply exercise more. While stating that the sedentary hungry, hungry hippos that constitute two thirds of American adults require more exercise is certainly valid, Coca-Cola’s position that fast food and serving sizes are not an issue is—excuse my bluntness—bullshit.

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