Facebook doesn’t make us happier, especially when 63 percent of Americans consult it for news on an election that features the least popular candidates since the advent of scientific polling. But while Facebook is a symptom of America’s collective political fatigue, the platform can cure it as well, by encouraging users to increase their political...
Students and faculty said they wanted more substance from Monday evening’s presidential debate and had little confidence in either candidate. Presidential nominees Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton had their first showdown Monday evening at Hofstra University in New York to discuss American security, prosperity, and the overall direction of the nation. The answers,...
Monday night, I watched the first half-hour of the presidential debate. Then I went home to read a book. I couldn’t handle the nonsense on the television. Simply put, neither candidate has even begun to address the real problems facing the country. Hillary Clinton is one of the most corrupt politicians in American history. Through...
Immigration, arguably the issue that won Donald Trump the Republican nomination, is perhaps the area where he is most misguided. Clearly the immigration system is failing, and Trump raises several valid points. His solutions, however, will do more harm than good. The first issue Trump raises is border security, where there is legitimate cause for...
It was unsurprising to see the Never-Trump movement make a comeback in last week’s Collegian. The lack of political art and judgment both articles displayed was even less surprising, especially in their failure to consider the political consequences should Clinton become President. In the first piece, Dietderich and Millius attempt to make the case that...