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February 1, 2012
Washington needs an outsider

The 2008 presidential election between Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama was purported to be about hope and change; the next president was going to change the status quo from a gridlocked Washington to a Washington that worked for the American people, rather than lobbyists and peddlers like Newt Gingrich, corporations and Wall Street. But the voters eventually got what they deserved. 

 

November 16, 2011
Could lying on your Facebook profile soon be a crime?

Are you lying about anything online? 

 

Be honest, have you really read and loved the entire works of Dostoevsky in the original Russian? Do you really celebrate the entire catalogue of Woody Allen’s early works? If you’re lying about anything in an online profile, it could soon be a criminal offense if the White House gets its way.

November 2, 2011
Obama’s student loan executive order encourages irresponsibility

Is the U.S. government setting itself up for failure with Obama's new student loan plan? 

 

We live in an age of irresponsibility.

It appears that no one seems to take the blame when things go wrong, and everyone feels entitled to something.

Life costs money. We have to pay for living arrangements, food, insurance and, of course, taxes. A paycheck of “X” dollars can only go so far. So, when you add debt into the equation, “X” is worth even less. 

Some people take out loans to help pay for these things while in college.

July 1, 2011
Sure, he can run a country, but can he tweet?

 

President Barack Obama is holding the first-ever town hall Q&A session with Americans via the social network Twitter on July 6. 

I for one, am very interested in the leader of our country’s attempt at intertwining social networking with government business. I don’t think I have any real problems with it; after all, the president held a Facebook town hall in April and successfully used the site during his 2008 campaign. 

May 3, 2011
Bin Laden, 9/11 and the conflict of our generation

I was putting the final touches on my column for next week Sunday night when I heard the news. Osama bin Laden, the man our country has been searching for near on a decade, is dead.

Well, so much for  that column. I saved the document onto the hard drive of my computer, opened a blank page in Word and began writing the column you see before you today.

May 1, 2011
Donald Trump, you’re fired

Donald Trump finally got the roasting he deserved at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ dinner.

Comedian Seth Meyers said, “Donald Trumps often appears on Fox, which is ironic because a fox often appears on his head!”

The dinner, which was a gathering of big name D.C. reporters, politicians and celebrities, blasted Trump on nearly every aspect of his life, which is well-deserved.

April 24, 2011
The Weekly Top Zen: Mr. Apple Pie McCapitalist

Once upon time, a U.S. president realized that American corporations were running rampant, unchecked and largely outside the jurisdiction of the government.

Once upon time, a U.S. president realized that American corporations were running rampant, unchecked and largely outside the jurisdiction of the government.

Seeing that this needed to be dealt with, he swiftly reigned in businesses with a number of tax reforms to force them to pay what they truly owed their government.

While it was by no means perfect, it was certainly a step in the right direction, and it helped curb the unfair practices that previously benefited solely the wealthiest minority.

February 23, 2011
The Obama Review: Only Time Will Tell

According to the Pittsburg Post-Gazette, President Obama’s job approval rating has gradually climbed higher since 2010.

According to the Pittsburg Post-Gazette, President Obama’s job approval rating has gradually climbed higher since 2010.

The statistics do not surprise me when compared to the 2009 ratings when things were looking bleak for the president.

This gives me proof for my theory: We should not judge a president by his first two years of presidency.

Don’t get me wrong, we should judge how much work he puts into the bills he wants to get passed, but the progress of those bills cannot be judged in the short-term.

December 1, 2010
How prepared is UM for an earthquake?

The Mississippi Minerals Research Institute (MRI) at Ole Miss continues their research and mapping of potential mineral areas and fault areas in Northeast Mississippi. 

 

The Mississippi Minerals Research Institute (MRI) at Ole Miss continues their research and mapping of potential mineral areas and fault areas in Northeast Mississippi. 

 

September 23, 2010
The Weekly Top Ten: Ideas for rallies in Washington D.C.

1) Anything involving Glenn Beck: Washington is just rally-happy this year. A week or so ago, that paranoid Mr. Potato Head we all know and love, Glenn Beck, led his 9/12 march on Washington. Once there, he proceeded to go over his plans for the future of America, which I think included, but were not limited to: mandatory yelling at all times, daily crying sessions and covering your eyes and ears while shouting, “La la la la!” whenever minorities pass by. His speeches are like a Mad-Lib of political terms, so I’m a-okay with letting him grace Capitol Hill any time.

 

September 16, 2010
Critiquing divided goverment

If there is any such thing as a sure bet this year, it is that the 112th Congress that will convene in January 2011 will be led by Republicans.

 

If there is any such thing as a sure bet this year, it is that the 112th Congress that will convene in January 2011 will be led by Republicans.

 

July 27, 2010
Recharging the space race before America loses for good

Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the United States of America and the commercial space industry. Unfortunately, we are far away from zipping around the galaxy in futuristic spacecraft. However, we are entering a new frontier in our journey to space, one of a private space travel industry.

 

Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the United States of America and the commercial space industry. Unfortunately, we are far away from zipping around the galaxy in futuristic spacecraft. However, we are entering a new frontier in our journey to space, one of a private space travel industry.

 

April 25, 2010
The hypocrisy of the tea parties

Politics, they say, can be tough-- but that’s what makes it interesting.

 

Politics, they say, can be tough-- but that’s what makes it interesting.