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Lower the Voting Age ~ Ben Kharakh
“I think fourteen-year-olds should be allowed to vote,” I told my girlfriend. “Why not thirteen-year-olds?” she asked. “Sure, they can too.” “Twelve-year-olds?” “Sure, why not?” “Eleven-year-olds?” I paused to think. “You, know, I’m not sure how long someone should be a part of a rigorous education system before they’re critically thinking.” “Then how about you can vote when you think you’re ready to vote?” she asked. “Perfect!” I said.
On Corruption, Tomatoes, and Why You’re in Grad School or Back at Home Instead of Working at a Real Job ~ Brendan Kaplan
As I sit here on this first cool day of my last year at Rutgers University, I can’t believe the amount of change I have seen in the world over the past ten years.
Our nation has experienced a series of devastating events, each evoking distant seeming memories of times long ago. As the Project for A New American Century (PNAC) put it, “a new pearl harbor”, found in 9/11 both shocked and energized us. The country pulled together and a feeling of nostalgic familiarity of “the just war”, last seen during WWII, made us all sure that America could rise above this crisis as it had others in the past.
On Government Economic Policy – Alexander Draine
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There are two forms of government economic policy: monetary and fiscal. Monetary policy is conducted by a central bank, or the Federal Reserve Bank in the United States, while fiscal policy is conducted by the Department of the Treasury and the Legislative Branch. This article will examine both forms and evaluate their relative effectiveness in promoting economic activity and growth in times of recession.
Of Dog Shelters and Abortion Clinics – Kaiser Mallon
Recently my family and I made an attempt to adopt a rescue dog from a shelter not too far from my home. The shelter asked that we fill out a… Read more
Obama in the House – Alex Giannattasio
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Let me be clear: I am not an Obama supporter. I did not vote for the man, and frankly, I disagree with the majority of his policy initiatives. That said, to my mind, no President has made a more real and concerted effort to cut through the muck of political rhetoric (read: lies) and work in a bipartisan manner with the opposing party.
What Happened in Massachusetts? – Matia Guardabascio
When I received my absentee ballot to vote in the special election to replace the late great Ted Kennedy, I felt an immeasurable disappointment with the names I saw on… Read more
Deeper into the Hub City: A Tour with Bill Bray – Ben Kharakh
In his last piece, Ben Kharakh took a tour of New Brunswick with Charlie Kratovil, local political activist, to get an inside view of the Hub City. This week, Ben took the time to tour the city with Bill Bray, City Spokesman to incumbent Mayor Jim Cahill, in order to get the other side of the story. Bill spoke of his time in New Brunswick and some of the city’s positions on low income housing the “swing space” school on Jersey Avenue, and initiatives to combat littering.
No More Vietnams – Bilal Ahmed
It has been over a month since President Obama’s widely anticipated Dec 2 speech at the West Point military academy which officially announced his plan to deploy additional troops to… Read more
Straight Talk on Climate Change – Alexander Draine
Draine on Society The global warming debate has become infantile in practice as both sides stick to their approved platitudes and mantras and each side accuses the other of lies,… Read more
Empower Our Neighborhoods Press Release – January 7, 2010
Local Group Urges Senate to Vote Down S-3157 Today, the State Senators of New Jersey are being asked to vote on S-3157. If signed into law, it would extend the… Read more
