Tag: Government
Feb. 8, 2019
Government rule under one demagogue leads to tyranny
In “Politics,” the book that founded the study of political science, Aristotle distinguished three basic forms of government: kingship, or rule by a single person;…

Feb. 1, 2019
The government shutdown needs to end soon
There’s an old saying that politics is like a game of chess, with two sides of the same game battling it out to see who…

Feb. 1, 2019
Administrators confront housing concerns at town hall
Few issues on campus ignite as much conversation as housing, and that’s why the Undergraduate Student Government Association held a town hall meeting Jan. 28…

Jan. 25, 2019
Pelosi vs. Trump: a showdown during the government shutdown
It’s anybody’s guess how the present government shutdown will end, or at what cost. What is clear is that Donald Trump has met his match…

Jan. 11, 2019
Trump has isolated himself with his irrational thoughts
When future generations look back on the second decade of the 20th century, they will mark the point when it began as the day in…
Dec. 7, 2018
Should we willingly support the work of controversial people?
In this day and age, almost everything is controversial — our government, celebrities, the media and even the stores and restaurants we go to. The…

Nov. 16, 2018
Foreign language isn’t needed for humanitites
Receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree comes with some requirements. I’m not referring to the typical general education courses every major must take. There are…

Nov. 9, 2018
Trump is a sympton of democracy’s failure
A few months ago, I wrote a piece in these pages suggesting that we regard Donald Trump as our first fascist president. It set off…

Nov. 9, 2018
The fall of the Democratic party
When Barack Obama was elected as the 44th president of the United States Nov. 4, 2008, it would have been difficult to predict how much…
Oct. 26, 2018
Gambling your life away
Simpsonville, South Carolina was met with a big surprise Oct. 24. A lucky small town resident received the news that they had been the sole…
