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Keepin’ It Brief
There’s no denying that we currently live in an age of social media, where Twitter serves as the main method of communication between the...
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Sep 20, 20193 min read


Re: The United States and Syria (Again)
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) took the city of Baghouz, ISIS’ last stronghold in Syria, in March. While formally the SDF still...
chiefofstaff1
Jun 11, 20195 min read
Just Above Water: The Unsustainable Republican Denial of Climate Change
An island in the Chesapeake Bay is sinking. It’s projected to be underwater within the next 30 years, and its inhabitants are going to be...
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Apr 20, 20195 min read


A Star-Crossed Love Affair: Wyoming’s Toxic Relationship with the Mining Industry
Go West, young man: Horace Greeley’s famous advice has, with one caveat, withstood the test of time. Last January, the US Census Bureau...
chiefofstaff1
Dec 5, 20185 min read


Trump’s Tightrope Trade Walk
In the era of Trump, trade is a touchy topic. His barbed attacks on existing institutions and norms have angered allies both on our...
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Nov 19, 20184 min read


On the Offensive: Implications of Trump’s New Cyber Strategy
Vice President Mike Pence created much ado in August when he revealed “Space Force,” — a proposed sixth branch of the US military....
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Oct 9, 20184 min read
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The [BLEEP] You Can’t Say on TV: A History of Swearing in Television
Over the last 50 years, swearing in front of large audience has shifted from an obscenity crime to the norm, and while this trend has...
chiefofstaff1
Aug 13, 20184 min read


Zoned Out: How a Bipartisan Investment Bill is Ripe for Abuse
Hidden within the 2018 tax reform bill is a provision that could reinvent development financing across the country. The Investment in...
chiefofstaff1
May 28, 20183 min read


The Bloody Nose Policy: Nukes on Thin Ice
Since the beginning of the ongoing North Korea crisis, Donald Trump’s rhetoric has only caused tensions to rise. However, promises of...
chiefofstaff1
Mar 18, 20184 min read


The Trump Administration is Failing Our Family Farmers
Before a crowd of some 23,000 assembled for the 2017 Farm Aid concert in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania—about twenty minutes south of...
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Mar 2, 20185 min read


Humor? I Hardly Know Her
The 2016 election was obviously pivotal for many reasons, including for members of the comedy community. As is the case with many others,...
chiefofstaff1
Feb 27, 20184 min read


New Divisions: How Old Rifts are Reborn
It looks like any other government website: Just visually unappealing enough to give the impression of fluorescent lights in a waiting...
chiefofstaff1
Feb 27, 20185 min read


Nutrition Resistance: Opposing GOP Efforts to Scale Back SNAP
Donald Trump’s proposed budget for the 2019 fiscal year would make major changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)....
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Feb 26, 20185 min read


The Sound (Maybe) and the Fury (Definitely)
We live in a time of rapid technological advancement. This has large implications for national security. Even during peacetime, covert...
chiefofstaff1
Jan 11, 20185 min read


Peace in the Korean Peninsula: Why America Must Respect the Return of the Sunshine Policy
In recent months, American President Donald Trump has driven up tensions with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), through...
chiefofstaff1
Jan 6, 20185 min read


Conspiracy Culture in an Age of Turmoil
On October 26, 2017, the Trump administration began the latest wave of declassifying documents relating to the Kennedy assassination....
chiefofstaff1
Dec 27, 20176 min read


You Are Blocked From Following @realDonaldTrump
President Donald Trump’s use of Twitter is generally portrayed in the media as a paradigmatic shift in presidential communication — so...
chiefofstaff1
Nov 13, 20175 min read


Stephen Colbert and the Pitfalls of Modern Political Satire
The state of American political discourse is no laughing matter. Yet, the entire sub-genre of television constituting late-night comedy,...
chiefofstaff1
Nov 4, 20178 min read


One In, Two Out: Trump’s Ambitious Regulatory Regime
Public perception, especially among liberals and critics, is that the Trump administration has been blundering about, focused more on...
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Nov 3, 20175 min read


Political Boxing Match: Who’s Leading Whom in Health Care?
The United States is in a unique political moment. Today, Republicans and Democrats are more divided along ideological lines than in any...
chiefofstaff1
May 26, 20175 min read
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