My Christmas List

As this is the last issue of the Flipside of the semester, I feel it appropriate to make my very … More

The Constitutionality of Secession

The past few weeks my time has been consumed by schoolwork, particularly this research paper on the constitutionality of secession. … More

There is a reason why it is of vital importance to educate the American population, particularly in civics and history. … More

What a coincidence that the week this movie comes out, I’m reading the Lincoln Douglas debates as well as several … More

By the time you read this, the United States will have re-elected Barack Obama to a second term. I write … More

This is something I wrote sophomore year of high school just after Obama’s election. Torture became a big issue for … More

Remember, remember, the fifth of November, The Gunpowder Treason and plot. It’s likely if you’ve visited my blog in the … More

The election is now just days away, and the single greatest measure to see if a president is going to … More

There has been a lot of noise from the Republican opposition claiming how ineffective Obama has been since day one. … More

The final debate on foreign policy is in my view the cherry on top of the debate season. This is … More

There is no doubt that the most consequential debate of the entire election is this one tonight, because this is … More

The other day I was talking with my Aussie friend Simon about compulsory voting in Australia. I marveled at the … More

Tonight’s debate is far more consequential than the normal vice presidential debate. After what was perceived by many as a … More

Where did the campaign of Mitt Romney go wrong? With a whole month left and 3 more debates I should … More

I know it’s a couple of days late but I sat down and watched the rumble tonight. Stewart and O’Reilly … More

Final Scoreboard … More

You’ve been hearing about global warming and the polar bears since grade school. Most of my generation knows about the … More

Imagine a small house made out of cardboard and newspaper, supported by cheap plastic frames in the middle of the … More

So I volunteered at an Obama event over the past weekend. I had to wake up at about 5:45am to … More

It has been an incredibly interesting summer in politics, both nationally and locally. There is about to be a flurry … More