Tag: opinion
Aug. 11, 2017
Policy changes in 140 characters or less
Is President Trump’s use of Twitter to announce significant policy changes a move towards transparency or a distraction from the what’s really happening in Washington?…
Jan. 27, 2017
Screaming at the sinners
On Saturday, Jan. 21, roughly 50,000 people marched on Philadelphia, part of a nationwide protest against the ideals of President Trump. On Tuesday, Jan. 24,…
Oct. 28, 2016
What should we do about Rodrigo Duterte?
The biggest of the many foreign policy problems that Barack Obama is about to bequeath his successor is not the wars now raging in Syria…
Oct. 28, 2016
Pointless pet peeves
Pet peeves are something that so many people make a big deal about even though they are, by definition, very small issues. Most are not…
Oct. 21, 2016
My opinion on having an opinion
Opinions make the world colorful. They spice up the world with different perspectives. Being a journalist is exhilarating because I get to interact with people…
Oct. 21, 2016
Respecting communications majors
After I was accepted to college, many people began to ask the conventional question, “So, what’s your major?” In the midst of answering this same…
Oct. 14, 2016
Not just “locker room talk”
On Oct. 7, the Washington Post released a video of Donald Trump talking to Billy Bush, then the host of Access Hollywood, about grabbing women…
Oct. 14, 2016
Let’s talk Columbus Day
I am a woman and a feminist, and my skin is the color of coffee… after you put about a pint of cream in it.…
Oct. 14, 2016
Why Donald Trump deserves more credit
Don’t get me wrong. Donald Trump is the most irresponsible candidate ever to run for high office. It is beyond bizarre to imagine him heading…
Oct. 14, 2016
One race is not to blame
It was the worst 102 minutes in American history. In a single day, 2,977 lives were lost. Four planes crashed. Two Towers fallen. Yet, most…