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World Scope: Kevin O’Leary and celebrity politicians—the beginning of a new norm?

April 19, 2017
Businessman, TV personality on Shark Tank and now potential future Prime Minister of Canada?

In the House: Another government shutdown?

April 11, 2017
April 28, 2017: A day which could live in infamy.

World Scope: Navalny’s oppositional role against Putin

April 3, 2017
With the formation of the Progress Party (formerly known as the People’s Alliance party), Navalny has decided to push an anti-corruption message instead of targeting Putin directly.

In the House: Filibustering Gorsuch is a mistake

April 3, 2017
Neil Gorsuch: judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Supreme Court—and huge problem for Democrats.

Technobabble: Your Internet history for sale

March 28, 2017

By Joshua Stair, political columnist I try to avoid singling out a single political party for criticism, but last Thursday, Republicans in the Senate made it very difficult not to do so. The Senate voted to repeal Internet privacy rules which would have prevented Internet...

Technobabble: Wikileaks Vault 7 Leaks: How worried should you be?

March 27, 2017

By Joshua Stair, political columnist Wikileaks is at it again. The infamous website has released a new, sprawling set of government documents detailing surveillance technology used by the Central Intelligence Agency. Because Wikileaks does not lack a sense of theatricality,...

In the House: Assessing the DeVos-tation

March 27, 2017
Let’s take a look at what DeVos has managed to accomplish so far with her illustrious tenure.

World Scope: Second Scottish independence referendum smart or poorly-fated?

March 25, 2017
Some events hint at a hesitance in the U.K. wanting Scotland to gain independence.

Hindsights in History: Free speech was a mistake

March 24, 2017
To take on a Voltaire approach means to take on a passive defense of free speech.

Dissecting the DNC: Can Chair Tom Perez mend a broken party?

March 24, 2017
Progressives and centrists alike can take comfort in the fact that Perez is qualified for the position.

Detour on the Road to Serfdom: Interest rates complicate economic debate

March 17, 2017
Higher interest rates could hamper plans for a tax code overhaul, which GOP lawmakers hope to have a bill for by August.
A Step Away From a Thousand Years of Darkness: Lessons from CPAC

A Step Away From a Thousand Years of Darkness: Lessons from CPAC

March 13, 2017
The conservative movement is not the alt-right, and never will be.