Tag: Trump
Nov. 11, 2016
Pushing fear aside
Fear is powerful, fear is all-consuming, and this Election Day, fear won out. Republican Donald J. Trump, our new president-elect, won the Electoral College 279-228…
Oct. 28, 2016
Walking the middle line
This week, The Triangle will run the third front page of fall term that features Hillary Clinton or individuals campaigning on her behalf. We have…
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
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
Second debate raises concerns
Most of the general public tuned in to watch the second presidential debate the night of Oct. 9, whether they were hoping for entertainment or…
Sep. 30, 2016
Ignorance breeds as a result of Trump’s hatred
The store was crammed with customers; everyone looking for the shortest possible line and the quickest way out of the chaos. I was only purchasing…
Jul. 22, 2016
Plagiarize now, pay for it later
Melania Trump gave an impassioned, beautiful speech in front of the entirety of the Republican National Convention about hard work and trustworthiness July 18. It…
Jul. 9, 2016
Democracy at the Nadir
Democracy, as practiced in ancient Athens, consisted of direct citizen participation in government through collective membership in a single, sovereign assembly, which united all three…
May. 27, 2016
Thinking about how Donald Trump made it
Andrew Sullivan, writing in the current issue of New York Magazine, calls the possibility of a Donald Trump presidency “an extinction-level event,” the life-form under…
May. 13, 2016
Political party suicide
The major party nominees for president in the current election seem set. Donald Trump will now likely amass the 1,237 delegate votes he needs to…
