The Filibuster: a parliamentary tactic through which a minority prevents the majority from passing legislation. Wait, what? Essentially, a filibuster stops congress from passing a bill. The minority party, or even a single Senator, can block legislation. The Senate allows for unlimited debate on a bill unless…
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Politics 101: The Filibuster
The Filibuster: a parliamentary tactic through which a minority prevents the majority from passing legislation. Wait, what? Essentially, a filibuster stops congress from passing a bill. The minority party, or even a single Senator, can block legislation. The Senate allows for unlimited debate on a bill unless…
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The Issue of Multiculturalism
As of November 29, 2009 following a referendum held in Switzerland, a ban on the construction of minarets was passed with 57% in favor. The ban is just the latest in a series of Islamophobic reactions coming out of Western Europe. Switzerland has 400,000 Muslims and four minarets and Swiss Muslims are among the…
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The Ethics of Torture
Perhaps one of the most profound ethical dilemmas that has gained prominence in contemporary American political discourse is torture. Brought to us by the War on Terror, this issue has been contentious for years, but it recently resurfaced with the decision of the Obama administration to release previously…
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The West Wing and the Death Penalty
In one episode of the popular political drama “The West Wing”, fictional President Josiah Bartlet managed to address one of the most difficult issues that this country faces on a regular basis- the separation between Church and State. The episode, Take This Sabbath Day, addresses the morality of…
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Blessed Are The Peacemakers
I know not what joys await us there, what Radiancy of glory, what light beyond compare. Those are words from a Latin Benedictine hymn heaping praises upon the biblical city of Jerusalem. Today, this promised land of gold sits silently atop mounting frustrations and misconstrued faiths…
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Politics 101: The Filibuster
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The Issue of Multiculturalism
As of November 29, 2009 following a referendum held in Switzerland, a ban on the construction of minarets was passed with 57% in favor. The ban is just the latest in a series of Islamophobic reactions coming out of Western Europe. Switzerland has 400,000 Muslims and four minarets and Swiss Muslims are among the…
April10
The Ethics of Torture
Perhaps one of the most profound ethical dilemmas that has gained prominence in contemporary American political discourse is torture. Brought to us by the War on Terror, this issue has been contentious for years, but it recently resurfaced with the decision of the Obama administration to release previously…
In one episode of the popular political drama “The West Wing”, fictional President Josiah Bartlet managed to address one of the most difficult issues that this country faces on a regular basis- the separation between Church and State. The episode, Take This Sabbath Day, addresses the morality of…
This weeks featured fake news story comes from Wednesday’s episode of The Daily Show, where Jon Stewart examines what President Obama has been up to since passing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Including an arms treaty with Russia, expansion of off-coast oil drilling, and a trip to…
