Our political columnists, Colin French ‘12 and Laura Stewart ‘13, decided to join forces this week and write about the nation’s debt crisis. For those following the news recently, much has been made of the budget battle in Congress. Democrats and Republicans, in the midst of a back and forth battle over how much of [...]
Over the past two years, the Tea Party has had the misfortune of being the most unfairly ripped-upon grassroots organization in the entire United States. The initial group, stressing cutbacks on both domestic and military spending, was the remnants of Ron Paul’s 2008 presidential campaign. Since that time, the Tea Party has expanded and nearly [...]
In the wake of Japan’s recent disaster, an increasing number of questions and concerns have been raised over the practicality of nuclear power as an energy source. Naturally, with the potential threat of leaked radiation and other incidents as a result of the failure of the cooling mechanisms in a large plant, American public opinion [...]
In what has been a wild and turbulent month around the globe, with the UN’s war in Libya and thousands dead in Japan, one of the issues garnering the most attention on national news sources has been the battle of Wisconsin Republican Scott Walker and his proposed bill to help the budget by cutting public [...]
A wise man once told me that the best way to improve life was to stop taking it so seriously. As I am writing alone this week, I’d like to take the opportunity to share this wisdom with you, the St. Lawrence community. For decades, people have been fighting a long and futile battle over [...]
After a wave of Americans, led by the Tea Party movement, brought a new Republican majority to the House of Representatives, the Republicans made a promise to the American people that this time around, they would be responsible with the budget and work to cut the deficit, rather than grow it. It appears that they [...]
Guns in the hands of responsible citizens will keep us safer.
When the news first broke that Wikileaks’s Julian Assange released information on the war in Afghanistan, a rare glimpse was provided to the American people of a whole new political argument. Many political pundits were not entirely sure how to act. Some labeled Assange a terrorist, while very few openly supported his actions, but it [...]
This week, instead of debating a topic head-to-head, we decided to team up and show that true bi-partisanship in today’s co ntentious political atmosphere is still achievable. Through our various debates on topics such as Social Security, Bush tax cuts, and Mid-term elections, it is clear that coming together and reaching a middle ground can [...]
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Thus states the 2nd Amendment in the Bill of Rights. The Founding Fathers of our country gave such emphasis and importance to this right that is was the [...]
