For the past few years, and the last couple months especially, it is rare to hop onto social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, or even Instagram without getting flashed by posts containing the #RedForEd movement. There are three common themes: better teacher pay, less standardized testing, and more money to schools. Why do we still…
Spencer Kellogg | @Spencer_Kellogg When I was a child, my grandfather had a replica work from the French Painter Paul Gauguin that sat above the oven in his kitchen. It read “D’où Venons Nous / Que Sommes Nous / Où Allons Nous.” I couldn’t read French then and I still can’t today but I got the…
Part I, “Unity Is Not Possible When Government is in Overdrive” discusses the 52 executive orders and memorandums issued by President Biden in his first few weeks in office, and how these wide-ranging directives will substantively change our legal system without any statutory changes or constitutional amendments. Part II explores how Democrats and their friends…
The gender wage pay gap has been the subject of enormous controversy since it was revealed that female employees in the White House earn 18% less than their male colleagues. It was an interesting revelation in light of President Barack Obama‘s campaign claiming that “despite decades of progress, women still make only 77 cents for every…
By: Laura Meyers In an effort to mock gun-free zones and the idea of banning unwanted behavior by decree, a College Republican chapter at Portland State University asked permission from their administration to table and garner student support for a “murder free zone” on campus. “In the murder-free zone we were looking to create, nobody will be killed…
Is the law capable of protecting and affirming life, or are some responsibilities truly exclusive to us? The government has never shown an ability to do anything other than take life. It is counterintuitive to think it can truly protect it. This debate is a lightning rod of consternation and is easily one of the…
