On October 7th, President Trump tweeted, “I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after the election when, immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill that focuses on hardworking Americans and Small Business”. To be fair to the President, at the time, Speaker Nancy Pelosi was pushing a larger $2.2...
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The Lincoln Project is No Answer to Polarisation
In theory, politics implies diversity – of faith, of socioeconomic background, and most importantly, of thought. Our republican form of government derives its name from the Latin term res publica, customarily translated into English as “the public affair”, and no affairs may claim to be truly public without being representative of the people in question. ...
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The Lethargic Trump Presidency and the Left-Wing Tea Party, Part II
For Part I, Click Here. Contrast the lethargic initiative of Mr Trump leading to a “business as usual” policy mentality with the raw energy animating the American left. Right now, we are witnessing the equivalent of left wing tea party-style political renaissance. Millions took to the streets for the womens’ march after Donald Trump’s inauguration....
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The Lethargic Trump Presidency and the Left-Wing Tea Party, Part I
President Trump has a profound disinterest in the presidency. He prefers to view the office through the lense of television media as opposed to through the lense of his actual, physical responsibilities as commander in chief. He watches around eight hours of TV every day according to his associates. While Mr. Trump vehemently denies such...
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DREAM Act Fight
Last Friday, there was a group a of students who held a demonstration on Ho Plaza to show support for the currently pending DREAM (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors) Act, which is essentially a bill that would provide financial aid to the children of illegal immigrants. Jeff Sessions, the ranking Republican on the...
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Republicans Take the House
The long-anticipated 2010 midterm elections are upon us, and the Republicans have officially taken control of the House of Representatives. Recent CNN reports show the Republicans with 226 House seats and the Democrats with 154. The Democrats, however, have (as was widely predicted) maintained control of the Senate, with CNN reporting their Senate seat total...
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Success Not Guaranteed for Republicans in 2010
A shameless personal plug: I will now be contributing weekly opinion pieces to thedcwriteup.com In my most recent article, I argue that despite the fact that the tides are turning in the Republicans’ favor, a victory in the 2010 midterm elections is far from guaranteed. (Contrary to my argument in an earlier post, but in...