Category Archives: Policy

Did Republicans Actually Defund the Police?

No, Republicans did not defund the police. When Chris Wallace, host of Fox News Sunday, asked Congressman Jim Banks (R-IN) if it is actually the Republicans who are defunding the police I was floored (Pengelly, 2021). This line of questioning comes from the fact that the Republicans voted against the American Rescue Plan. The planContinue reading “Did Republicans Actually Defund the Police?”

Rethinking the Minimum Wage

The minimum wage issue has been at the forefront of Republican versus Democrat politics in D.C. and in states across the country. A Pew Research Center poll found that 62% of Americans support raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour (Dunn, 2021). The same poll found that even 28% of Republicans are inContinue reading “Rethinking the Minimum Wage”

America Doesn’t Have a Gun Crisis

Recently, there are many in the establishment media that have been hyper focused on shootings in the United States. These are news worthy events and of course should be covered, but there is no reason every shooting should receive wall-to-wall coverage on national news. These events should be largely covered by local media. So, theContinue reading “America Doesn’t Have a Gun Crisis”

Jim Crow 2.0

According to President Biden, the new Georgia law signed by Brian Kemp is “Jim Crow on steroids.” (Sullivan & Vazquez, 2021). He even said it made “Jim Crow look like Jim Eagle.” (Solender, 2021) Your guess is as good as mine as to what that means. Jamelle Bouie, from The New York Times, wrote anContinue reading “Jim Crow 2.0”

Federalism: Our System of Government

The past year helped to show the role of federalism in our country. First, the Coronavirus pandemic displayed how federal and state governments can work together towards a common goal. Then, civil unrest showed how the federal government can use their immense power to commandeer states when they fall out of line. In both instances,Continue reading “Federalism: Our System of Government”

Billionaires Should Exist

There seems to be a majority on the left that believe there should not be billionaires in the world. These same people believe the economy that America has built does not work for many Americans. I see Facebook and Twitter posts all the time in relation to these subjects. There are three major themes IContinue reading “Billionaires Should Exist”

Electoral College: Explained and Defended

The electoral college is one of the most misunderstood institutions in the American political process. There is confusion as to what it is and why it exists. I want to spend some time trying to explain how it works and why we have it. First, I want to discuss what the electoral college actually is.Continue reading “Electoral College: Explained and Defended”

Keep Socialism in the Trash Where it Belongs

The governmental system of socialism has been tried and failed before. It has actually failed every single time it has been implemented. What makes younger Americans believe that it will work now? It has been found that 57% of Democrats and 51% of those ages 19-29 have a positive view of Socialism (Boaz 2018). ThatContinue reading “Keep Socialism in the Trash Where it Belongs”