I was glued to CSPAN all afternoon. The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act has passed the House twice — in 2013 and 2015. But I was still on the edge of my seat, yelling at my laptop in the Grewcock Student Union. U.S. Rep. Trent Franks, R-Arizona, introduced the bill, which passed the House on...
Category: Opinions
Stop exploiting victims of Las Vegas shooting
The massacre in Las Vegas on Monday started with hate. A gunman so despised human life so much that he opened fire on an arena filled with people, killing and wounding them at random: 58 are dead and over 500 injured. But instead of mourning this hatred, many use it as an excuse to wage...
NFL’s ‘Take-a-knee’ movement perpetuates victimhood mentality
It comes as no surprise that pompous, overpaid sports stars think they can be political and get away with it. It’s not their fault, really. Modern American society raised them to think they are gods. Amid all the opinions concerning the movement, it’s important to remember its roots. It started in August 2016 when San...
Farewell to Tom Petty, the Great American Songwriter
The great American songwriter has died. Tom Petty, 66, died from a heart attack on Monday, leaving a void in American music. Through four decades of singing rock and roll, Petty established himself as the voice of the people, the consummate American. Petty’s earned fame as a rocker, and fairly so. After all, his biggest...
Trump’s tax plan will benefit everyone
Trying to advocate his tax-reform proposal, President Trump insisted: “It’s not good for me. Believe me.” He shouldn’t have said that. His statement offered an easy target for the plan’s opponents, who promptly howled that his nine-page framework is a handout to the rich. “Trump’s tax plan benefits wealthy, including Trump,” cried a New York...




