The search for a new Speaker of the House echoes the Republican presidential primary. The Republicans are a party desperate to please their constituents without a clear leader to get the job done. While the presidential candidates fight on, the House Republicans’ best hope represents Ohio’s 4th District.Congressman Jim Jordan has momentum. Other candidates lack...
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Make marijuana legal, Michigan
Michigan voters will have to decide next November whether they want to become the fifth state to legalize the drug. They ought to say yes. But don’t resort to ideological arguments for or against the recreational marijuana. Look at the facts. If you do, you’ll see passing such a measure would have a positive impact...
Kevin McCarthy is the man for the job
Today, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have a preliminary vote to determine their candidate for Speaker. They will choose Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) — as well they should. His ability to make connections in the House makes him the best candidate. Today’s vote is a preliminary conference vote to determine the candidate...
Vote against marijuana legalization
Voters in states including Michigan and Ohio will be voting in the next couple elections whether to legalize marijuana in their states. This issue is sweeping the nation right now, beginning in 2012 with the states of Washington and Colorado. I am from Washington, and I have also had the experience of volunteering as an...
The scramble to self-government
This weekend, professors and faculty will reveal your grades and academic performance to the most immediately potent sovereign bodies you acknowledge: your parents. The College invites our parents to participate in the project of higher education. It was with our parents that our lives began and it is in their steps we will follow, so...