Failed Policies are Fueling a Higher Education Racket
Last week was National School Choice Week, which gave millions of Americans the chance to discuss and learn about how we can increase education...
How to have a stress-less political conversation
Eric Brilliant got into a shouting match with his cousin about racism in his grandparents’ living room. It smelled like roasted ham. Then another...
Stress At Work Might Be Caused By More Than You Think
Millennials make up the largest share of the U.S. workforce. They’re also the most stressed out. New data shows that workplace stress is on...
Congress: The Greatest Threat to Our Nation
A political Op-edRecently, the presidential candidates have spent a lot of air time discussing what they believe to be the greatest threats to America....
The Cuban Embargo: Is it Good or Bad for Human Rights?
Since Barack Obama took office, the subject of lifting the Cuban embargo has resurfaced sporadically in American headlines. In December of 2014, after 18...
The Rise of the Political Independent
Paige Gutierrez vigorously scans the web with tabs open with the campaign websites of every candidate remaining in the race trying to dig deeper...
Citizens United and the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election
A political op-ed about Citizens UnitedOn January 21, 2010, something terrible happened to the United States. It was not a terrorist attack, pandemic, or banking crisis (though one was...
The Effects of Populism in American Politics
A political op-edYou’re probably not old enough to remember Barry Goldwater’s presidential race, in 1964. But it’s a shining example of the constant force...
Effects of the Anti-Establishment Candidate
A political op-edThe great poet W.B. Yeats once wrote “The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.” While ruminating...
Can U.S. workers afford a minimum wage hike?
The debate over minimum wage increases has heated up again, thanks to the 2016 election and cities across the country voting for new minimum...
The Impact of the Pennsylvania Budget Crisis
Pennsylvania has a long and storied history in this nation, from being one of the first founding colonies to chartering one of the first...
Gamification of Politics for The Millennials Generation
The millennials generation is notoriously disillusioned about government, and who could blame them? They came of age with the terror attacks of 9/11, watched the...