Politics

Term limits have been a core part of our government for centuries. They are a law with a deep history behind it, which has very few exceptions to the rule, typically only during times of great crisis, such as during the World Wars. They serve as a way to prevent...

Misinformation, or fake news as some people call it, including the President of the United States, Donald Trump, has become a significant issue as the internet is flooded with new information every day. While most misinformation can be attributed to incorrect information being presented as fact by unprofessional sources, there...

Recently, New York lawmakers have proposed the Responsible AI Safety and Education Act, which was signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul. This act requires social media sites such as Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram to display warning labels to minors regarding the addictive design of the platform.   Besides the...

Voting is a right guaranteed to each citizen of the United States. Voting is integral to the maintaining the government of the United States and is the most effective way a citizen can express their wants and desires to their representatives, and allows them to choose who represents them. However,...

Gerrymandering is defined as the political manipulation of electoral district boundaries to give an advantage to a certain political group, party, or economic class. This manipulation usually comes in the form of “cracking” and “packing” the districts, which dilutes the voting power of your opponents while concentrating your own. Gerrymandering...

Respecting the dead is a moral found in many cultures across the world. In America, it is a crime to desecrate the graves of the dead. However, in a recent Truth Social Post, President Donald Trump saw fit to give an unsubstantiated statement, claiming that the death of Rob Reiner...

Decorum, also known as etiquette, is the idea of controlling your behavior to express propriety, decency, and respect to those around you. In the past, politicians and other high-ranking members of society were always expected to maintain a high level of decorum befitting their status when interacting with others. However,...

Over the course of history, politicians are the members of society who have been entrusted to represent the people and their best interests. With this immense responsibility, many politicians chose to carry themselves with dignity and respect towards their fellow politicians. However, in recent years, profanity and vulgarity have become...

This Tuesday, a federal judge in New York granted the request of the Justice Department to release grand jury material related to the case of Ghislaine Maxwell. Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted of numerous charges, including participation in a sex-trafficking conspiracy and the sex trafficking of a minor. At this time,...

According to a White House Official who provided a statement to CNN, current President Donald Trump has plans to announce a farm aid package worth around $12 billion at a roundtable discussion today. This roundtable is expected to have Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and the farmers...

On Wednesday, December 4th, Senator James Skoufis and Assemblymember Landon Dais made a proposal for a bill that would change the date of the future presidential elections and caucuses to Super Tuesday.   In a statement, James Skoufis explains their reasoning behind the bill: “Despite our population’s size, economic and...

In an interview with The Floridian, a news site local to Florida with a focus on Florida politics, the Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, has announced that he and his administration plan on redistricting the state in the spring of 2026. According to DeSantis, the redistricting is expected to start...

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