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I'm a 20 year old college junior from Connecticut, studying political science and have been writing for a good number of years. I generally write about politics, specifically American politics. I also enjoy writing about energy issues, and countering the completely

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Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Should US troops withdraw from Iraq if wider regional conflict and ethnic cleansing results?: 2 of 12
The whole point of using force in an unstable region is to bring about peace and stability. To say that a break down of peace and stability is just cause for withdrawing the troops that would be able to do something about it is mad. US troops are in the region to help secure a peace, should that peace begin to deteriorate tha... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War & Peace Does the US need more spies to help inform and protect our country?: 1 of 6
America is not in need of more spies gathering information - we have ample amounts of biological and mechanical eyes and ears getting us obscene amounts of information - we need analysts to go through the information we have and make sense of it.Information, in and of itself, is useless. Between the CIA, FBI, NSA and the many... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Commentary: Whether voter IDs will help or hinder the democratic process in the US: 3 of 17
The idea of photo identification for voters is not as simple a matter as "You favor security or wish to encourage fraud." Issues rarely are. Despite the claims of some, there is a very real incidence of legal, legitimate voters being denied their rights simply because they have no method of voter identification. This is not a... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Can deregulation and free markets lower the cost of health care in the US?: 2 of 11
The free market has incredible power to find the most cost efficient solution to any problem. This is wonderful if you're talking about making a profit off selling cars for instance, but falls apart completely when talking about something like health care.To understand the issue, you must ask yourself, what is health care, a ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Justice System Should celebrity ne'er do wells be given a second chance?: 1 of 5
The basis of any society of law is that the law is blind. Special conditions cannot exist for anyone, for all must be equal under the law. Allowing double standards or special exceptions for special people to exist encourages the law to be broken. America is sometimes said to have "the best legal system money can buy," and sa... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Should we replace some of FICA and SE taxes with a 7% sales tax?: 1 of 5
Sales taxes are commonly known as regressive taxes for a simple reason, they punish those in lower income brackets. The reasons for this are somewhat complicated, but it has to do with how people spend their money. Low to middle income earners generally spend their money on consumer goods, things like food, clothes, cars, com... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Military (Other) Should the US intervene in the internal affairs of other countries?: 2 of 8
Those with the ability to help others have a responsibility to help others. The United States is a very wealthy, very technologically advanced nation. Our ability to project military power and transport goods is unmatched by any other nation on earth. Our advances in the fields of medicine, agriculture and government are amon... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Terrorism Defining success in the war on terrorism: 1 of 4
In order to truly succeed in fighting terrorism, we must approach it from the proper mindset. That begins with no longer calling this a "War on Terrorism." You can no more wage a war on terrorism than you can wage a war on Keynesian Economics. Terrorism is not a static enemy with strongholds you can find and uproot, it is a m... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 US elections 2008: Assessing George H. W. Bush's endorsement of John McCain: 5 of 19
George Bush Sr. comes from a different time in the Republican party. He was neither as religiously motivated, nor as partisan as his son. He was a decorated war hero, while his son was a reservist. He was able to, on occasion, work with opponents. His son seems more intent on staking them to crosses on the White house lawn. B... More..
Law & Legal Information > Lawyers & Legal Advice What not to do when pulled over for driving while intoxicated: 13 of 49
The best advice for getting pulled over for driving drunk is the same for the best advice for being shot; try not to be. If, however, you've actually gotten into the car and have been drinking, remember first that the police officer who has pulled you over is not drunk, is, in fact, quite sober, wide awake, and more than anyt... More..