Democracy in America lost when the winner-take-all system became a fundamental part of the electoral process. With only two states — Maine and Nebraska — proportionally represented, our nation has been taken over by the duopoly we know as the two-party system. In the winner-take-all system, electoral college delegates cast all their votes for whichever...
Six years ago today, my family and I hauled 22 50-pound cardboard boxes into the Detroit airport and moved to Shanghai, the largest city in the People’s Republic of China. My time living in a communist country showed me just how fortunate the American people are to endure elections like the one we just finished,...
After months of having to endure a woman getting ample stage time, the United States is finally back where it belongs: in the massive and “bigly” capable hands of Donald J. Trump. Our new president—nay—our new savior has come to our nation in a time of need glowing with 1000 promises and 1000 dying hair...
On Oct. 26th, the United Nations’ Educational Science and Cultural Organization voted away more than 2,700 years of Jewish history. The 10-2 decision with eight abstaining made by the organization’s executive board, the World Heritage Committee, claimed that the State of Israel and Jewish people don’t have enough historical or cultural connection to the Temple...
The best way to ward off consumerism this Christmas season is to give thanks for what you already have and savor the holiday that celebrates gratitude: Thanksgiving. In Nathanael Meadowcroft’s Oct. 27 piece titled “Jingle bells before the turkey sells,” he argues that Americans don’t need to wait until after Thanksgiving to turn on Christmas...