Duterte Is Willing To Support It If Deemed Beneficial By: Elias J. Atienza The President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, said that he was open to the idea of the legalization of medical marijuana in an interview with Al Jazeera. Duterte, known for his infamous drug war, would support it if the Food and Drug…
The Democratic Party Has Been The Party of War by Elias J. Atienza In 2008, then-Senator Barack Obama became the Democratic Party nominee largely because he campaigned on being an opponent to the Iraq War. He spoke passionately on how the Iraq War was detrimental to the safety of the United States, and how it did nothing…
by Elias J. Atienza Representatives Justin Amash (R-MI) and Ted Lieu (D-CA) authored a letter to the Obama administration, asking for a briefing on the recent Yahoo email searches. This comes from the recent revelations that Yahoo has been searching through the emails of their own users for the United States federal government. The letter states: On…
by: Elias J. Atienza Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson is at 18 percent in Alaska according to a new poll released by Alaska Dispatch News. Johnson is currently averaging 12.8 percent according to FiveThirtyEight. Donald Trump leads a hypothetical four way race with 36.1 percent, while Clinton followed at 30.6 percent. “Undecided” edges out Green Party…
by Elias J. Atienza Kentucky Democratic Senate nominee Jim Gray released an ad today that attacked Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) for his foreign policy. It features the words of the Republican nominee Donald Trump, and other prominent Republican leaders. According to the Lexington Herald-Leader, his campaign is spending $325,000 to air the ad on radio and…
Paul Would Have Been A Major Threat To Clinton By: Elias J. Atienza A new memo in the recent batch of leaked emails released by Wikileaks showed that the Democrats, or at least the Clinton campaign, feared Rand Paul. The memo was part of the “Podesta Emails” which were thousands of emails from the Clinton…
Johnson Slams Current US Foreign Policy By: Elias J. Atienza Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson recently gave a speech on foreign policy at the University of Chicago Institute for Politics. This comes after weeks of misleading headlines accusing the nominee of not knowing any foreign leaders nor knowing who the leader of North Korea is….
Texas Tribune Biggest Available Venue for Third Party Debate By: Elias J. Atienza The CEO of The Texas Tribune said in a tweet that they would be happy to host a debate between Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, and Evan McMullin. The @texastribune would be happy to host a @GovGaryJohnson @DrJillStein @Evan_McMullin debate. I think. — Evan…
Johnson Is Challenging Clinton and Trump by Elias J. Atienza Courtesy of Albuquerque Journal Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson may be lagging in national polls, but in crucial states, he is doing well. In a recent poll released by the Albuquerque Journal found Gary Johnson at 24 percent, just a scant 7 percent away from Trump, and 11 percent away…
It’s Time for A Third Choice by Elias J. Atienza I am a Filipino-American millennial. I’m voting in my first presidential election this year and unfortunately for my generation, the two party system chose Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. I cannot put into words what my disgust is for both of these candidates are. But I’m…