Politics made palatable.
ISIS is not popular. People don’t like them. When ISIS first popped up they were the new, cool kids on the block. There were serious fears about ISIS spreading both regionally in the Middle East, and internationally. There were serious fears about ISIS creating a state strong enough to deploy WMDs, such as chemical or... Continue Reading →
Venezuela hasn’t been front page news in a while, but the deteriorating situation could mildly irritate you in the near future. Nicolas Maduro, the leader of Venezuela, has been at the helm of a failing government since the death of Hugo Chavez in 2013. Continuing the failed economic policies of Hugo Chavez’s socialist revolution in... Continue Reading →
The United States is an oligarchy. You have probably heard this thrown around by someone ranting about something at some point, and every end of the political spectrum utilizes this argument in an attempt to hype up their cause. Whether it’s a wealthy white kid with dreadlocks protesting on his college campus in Berkeley (disclosure:... Continue Reading →
Any living US adult who even remotely pays attention to the news should be aware, and likely desensitized to, news about North Korea. While little more than a chapter in most US history textbooks, the North Korean threat to South Korea – and the world – is very real. Furthermore, the North Korean threat to... Continue Reading →
There is little precedent for how to handle a president's infidelity from either a moral or legal standpoint. The closest thing the American public has to compare Trump's actions prior to his presidency to are Bill Clinton's actions with Monica Lewinsky. There are a number of factors to compare, and many differences to consider, when... Continue Reading →
One of Trump's many claims has been that the tariffs will help bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States. With the steel tariffs being delivered on the question then becomes, will steel manufacturing jobs come back to the United States? There is a perception that the United States has lost its manufacturing sector. Every... Continue Reading →
No, Putin does not appear to have been involved with Cambridge Analytica. Yet. What is Cambridge Analytica? Cambridge Analytica is a data analysis firm that did work for Steve Bannon on behalf of the Trump campaign. You may remember Steve Bannon of Breitbart fame as the former chief of the Trump campaign and star of... Continue Reading →
Trade wars are usually inadvisable, if they can be avoided. Like most 'wars' they tend to have hidden costs, abundant problems, and unintended winners (and losers). The goal of levying tariffs on items is to protect domestic manufacturers and jobs. For instance, by punishing foreign steel imports with tariffs (or taxes) it creates an... Continue Reading →
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