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Corruption In DNC
Shocking new allegations from Donna Brazile, the former chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), have sent ripples through the Democratic Party. When Hillary Clinton won the Democratic nomination for president in July, many…
Dear Dub: To the Boy Who Slapped My Ass at Java
(Disclaimer: In this article, I will be discussing assault in a heteronormative context as it is how my personal experience happened. This article does not look to discount the experiences of people who do not identify sexually as…
Rebuttal: Fallacy of German “Socialist Model”
This is a response to an article published last week called “Socialism and The American Dream: Analyzing the German Model.” The author of this article alleges that United States should follow Germany’s “socialist” economic model with one of…
Socialism and The American Dream: Analyzing the German Model
Walking into the nearby supermarket, Price Chopper, you may be concerned with lettuce, carrots, maybe some tomatoes, but probably not socialism. Every time you buy a bag of arugula or a bushel of apples, you are supporting an insurgent…
Is Taking Drawing I Necessary?
Here at St. Lawrence, there are many fantastic studio art classes. The classes are rigorous and usually demand upwards of six hours outside of the two and half hour blocks of class time that occur twice a week. The prerequisite for all…
Solar Panel Tariff Will Hurt United States And World
It was a spooky Halloween for sure as the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) recommended to the White House on Tuesday to impose tariffs of up to 35 percent on imports of foreign-manufactured solar panels. Tariffs are taxes placed on…
Supporting College Republicans is in the Left’s Interest
Last week, Thelmo released a statement outlining a doctrine of more political inclusion and institutional support for conservative students. I disagree with the notion that conservatives have been silenced from expressing their viewpoints.…
Politicizing Tragedy
After every mass-shooting, America likes to stick its priggish neck out and parody the ethicist, preaching against political reactions to political crimes. Their sermons are always some derivative of “Leave politics out of this and let the…