When Colin Kaepernick took the news by storm by kneeling during the national anthem, people throughout the country were divided by the meaning and impact of the gesture. While Liberal media took the side of the protesters without necessarily analyzing the content of their efforts, Conservatives have seen the kneeling as disrespectful to the flag […]
Democratic Views On Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is an important issue in the political discussion today, mainly because the vast majority of people around the world have, in some shape or form, a presence online. Now more than ever, individuals want to know that their personal information is secure online. In the past few years, a handful of significant events involving […]
Republican Views On Cyber Security
Cyber security has become an important issue in the past couple years, in large part because of events involving election meddling and hacking which took place during the 2016 election cycle. While calls to improve cyber security in the US have come from both sides of the aisle, Republicans have been talking about the issue […]
Democratic Views On DACA
Former President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) executive order is still considered by many Democrats to be one of the most significant pieces of law enacted during the administration’s second term, though its effectiveness may be coming to an end sooner than anyone initially expected. The DACA executive order and the program […]
Republican Views On DACA
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has been a main subject of Republican political discussion since its inception in 2012. Although the DACA executive action, as well as the program it created, will in all likelihood be gone before the end of the Trump administration, the dilemma regarding what to do with the Dreamers, a […]
Brett Kavanaugh On The Issues
Brett Kavanaugh was ordained as Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States in late 2018. Having served on the United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, for approximately 11 years, Kavanaugh was added to President Trump’s list of potential nominees for Supreme Court Justice in late 2017. His strong academic […]
What Is The DREAM Act? DREAM Act Definition
The DREAM (Development Relief and Education for Alien Minors) Act is a bipartisan legislation that has been introduced in various forms since 2001. Although the meaning has varied over time, its core concept has remained to allow people brought illegally into the United States as children a method to remain in the country. Although never […]
Democratic Views On Domestic Surveillance
The Democratic Party is largely conflicted on the issue of domestic surveillance. This stems, at least in part, from the complexity of balancing national security, internal tranquility, privacy, and effective law enforcement. What Is Domestic Surveillance? Domestic surveillance is any program to monitor people within the country. In the United States this is normally under […]
Republican Views On Domestic Surveillance
Domestic surveillance, also known as mass surveillance, is a controversial issue in the US. There has always been an attempt by the government to monitor its citizens, but as technology becomes more complex, and particularly since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the government listening in on our conversations and looking for possible signs of illegal activity […]
History of Antifa
Garnering intense coverage from every side of the political spectrum, Antifa has been the subject of contentious debate over the past few years. Questions have been buzzing all around about what the organization is, who they are, and whether violence is ever an acceptable thing within the political sphere. Regardless of your political stance, it […]