Net neutrality has been a contentious issue in the US since the early 1990s. This was made even more contentious when President Donald Trump and his administration set their sights on dismantling the policy. Net neutrality as we know it today was put into place under the Obama administration in 2015, which in and of […]
Republican Views On Stem Cell Research
As controversial as political issues can be, the biggest debates spawn from issues that cross political and ethical ideals. For this reason, stem cell research is a particularly controversial issue. However, the highly contended issue stays fairly staunchly within party lines. 76 percent of Democrats would like to see the government do away with restrictions […]
What is Net Neutrality? Net Neutrality Definition
Net Neutrality means applying well-established “common carrier” rules to the internet in order to preserve its freedom and openness. The goal of this is to prohibit network owners from manipulating information or discriminating against content providers by halting, slowing, or tampering with the transfer of data. To an extent, this keeps capitalism from interfering with […]
Donald Trump’s Views on Social Security
During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump stressed keeping Medicare and Social Security ‘safe’. He has stated many times that he doesn’t plan to cut Social Security and Medicare since “It’s a program that works.” The then-president-to-be promised to “fix it, not cut it.” “I am going to save Social Security without any cuts. I know […]
Democratic Views on College Tuition
One fact that both parties can agree on is that college tuition has risen far more rapidly than inflation, leaving us with an unsustainable system that is selling today’s youth short. The matter of contention, of course, is how to fix the problem. While Republicans look to remove the government from the equation and privatize […]
Republican Views on the Electoral College
The concept of the electoral college has become increasingly controversial as the years have gone on. Two of our last three presidents lost the popular vote, and that has brought a lot of attention to the mechanisms of the electoral process. Many have begun to examine the electoral college as an outdated system and to […]
Republican Views on Religion
Americans are guaranteed both freedom of religion and the separation of church and state. Where these two issues meet can be a very contentious topic. At what point does ensuring freedom of religion become interfering with it? At what point does separating the government from religion violate peoples’ freedom to practice it? These issues have […]
Republican Views on Net Neutrality
Donald Trump’s presidency brought with it a slew of conflict over deregulation initiatives. Perhaps the most controversial of these was the battle over Net Neutrality. In December of 2017, the Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal net neutrality regulations that had been in place since 2015. Reactions to this were far spread, ranging from celebration […]
Republican Views on War
War is a very broad topic, and every administration seems to have their own views on how to prevent it and how to fight it when the time comes. Republican views on war involve fighting when necessary, and not always defaulting to diplomacy. That is not to say that Republicans do not believe in preventing […]
Republican Views on a Border Wall
It is a fairly well-known fact that the Republican party is in favor of protection, and therefore a Mexican border wall. In fact, 74 percent of Republicans support building a wall on the Mexican border. Promises to build this wall were a large part of President Donald Trump’s campaign, and his supporters were front and […]