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OPINION

Boehner’s resignation is only a temporary fix to a Grand Old Problem

By William Krause | Oct. 2, 2015

Boehner’s resignation frees him from the pressure of Tea Party Republicans, who have been trying to compel him to take a harder stance against President Barrack Obama and the Democrat agenda. His speakership has been threatened on numerous occasions, and fellow Republicans had even filed motions to vote to remove him. Boehner has been known to be a dealmaker, and to alienate the president and Democrats on a consistent basis isn’t a great way to make deals. But by doing this, he had alienated part of his own party instead.

OPINION

If you see something, say something: Ahmed’s situation shouldn’t undermine reporting suspicious activity

By William Krause | Sep. 24, 2015

Usually, these reports turn out to be unfounded, as was the case for 14 year-old Texas youth Ahmed Mohamed. Ahmed has recently received national attention after bringing his homemade clock, which his teachers believed to be a bomb, to school. But was reporting the suspicious clock wrong?

OPINION

Why Donald Trump is good (and bad) for politics

By William Krause | Sep. 10, 2015

Trump’s campaign has been anything but typical. He is constantly in the news for politically incorrect quotes or impossible-sounding policy plans. His proposal to force the Mexican government to build a wall on the United States-Mexico border has become one of the staples of his campaign. But his atypical campaign may be just what the country needs.

OPINION

How valid are school budget votes when anyone can vote?

By William Krause | May 28, 2015

The polls opened on May 19 as voters decided if their school budgets should pass or fail. According to the New York State Teacher’s Union, a record 99 percent of budgets passed this year, as opposed to 98.2 percent in 2014 and 95.3 percent in 2013. School budgets dictate how property tax money will be spent in a district and also have the potential to raise those taxes. Yet, strangely, you don’t have to be a taxpayer to vote.

OPINION

Turkey cannot deny the Armenian Genocide - and its dark beginnings - any longer

By William Krause | Apr. 23, 2015

On the night of April 24, 1915, hundreds of members of the Armenian ethnic minority in Constantinople – now the Turkish city of Istanbul – were arrested and shortly killed – the beginning of what would become known as the Armenian Genocide. At its conclusion in 1918, roughly 1.5 million ethnic Armenians were dead. One hundred years later, Turkey – and other nations, including the United States – deny the killing was genocide.

OPINION

Hillary Clinton campaign leaves Democrat voters with few choices

By William Krause | Apr. 14, 2015

Hillary Clinton announced her run for president on Sunday, to the surprise of no one.

OPINION

United States reaches agreement on framework for nuclear deal with Iran

By William Krause | Apr. 7, 2015

A coalition of six nations, led by the United States, announced last Thursday that they had finally reached an agreement on framework for a nuclear deal with Iran. The deal, though historic, is far from enough to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

News

Ted Cruz, the (Canadian) President of the United States

By William Krause | Mar. 24, 2015

Ted Cruz's candidacy evokes an interesting question about the Constitution: Can someone born outside of the United States run for President?

OPINION

King v. Burwell is frivolous, jeopardizes health insurance provided through Obama's Affordable Care Act

By William Krause | Mar. 8, 2015

Six words in a more than 1,000-page law have brought President Barak Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) under Supreme Court scrutiny yet again. The Court heard oral arguments on March 4 in the case King v. Burwell over the meaning of the words “an exchange established by the State” after a court battle that began in January of 2014.

OPINION

Llama drama and dress stress: Politicians should follow lead of those like John Oliver, use Twitter to discuss current events

By William Krause | Mar. 1, 2015

If you have been on Twitter the past few days, you have probably seen millions of people tweeting about llamas on the loose in Arizona and have been caught up in trying to decide what colors that infamous dress is (it’s blue and black for those still deciding).