Month: September 2015

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Political discourse in the sound bite era

As the 2016 presidential campaign picks up speed, GOP candidates are beginning to fold. On Sept. 13, Rick Perry was the first to officially announce the end of his presidential campaign, followed on Monday by Scott Walker. This was not particularly surprising—their campaigns had been dealing with financial issues for months—but it was odd given...

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DC interns: break a leg (or your wrist) to get ahead

Two weeks into my D.C.-based journalism internship, on my first assignment, I was hit hard by a cab on my way to a low-level congressional hearing. As I was flying through the air, I thought to myself, “I’m not getting paid enough for this.” The impact broke my left wrist, sprained my left ankle, inflicted...

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Scott Walker was crowded out

Scott Walker was a legitimate candidate for President, and it is a black mark on the Republican Party’s primary that such a candidate was forced out of the race so early. Walker has a proven and successful record of conservative reforms in Wisconsin, a blue state typically difficult for conservatives to govern. Across the country,...

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Amy Schumer: feminist ‘trainwreck’

Amy Schumer has recently taken center stage in American pop culture. The provocative comedian is viewed as a trailblazing hero in the world of women, but she hasn’t convinced me that she’s worthy of her newfound influence. Schumer has established herself as a successful humorist and public figure over the past year. Time Magazine listed...

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Mattis should lead us into battle

Enough with politicians rolling out tone-deaf stump speeches and academics shilling their websites. This year’s commencement speaker should be someone with chutzpah. Someone with guts. This year’s speaker should be retired Marine Corps General James “Mad Dog” Mattis. The transition from the comfortable intellectualism of academia into the uncomfortable reality of the outside world promises...