Posted inPeople
Jimmy Carter Dies at 100
Former U.S. president, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and peanut farmer Jimmy Carter passed away peacefully at his home in Georgia on Sunday, December 29 at the age of 100. He…
Posted inLaw
Is Misinformation a Violation of the First Amendment?
“… the man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them, inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose…
Posted inPolitics
Should the Electoral College be Abolished?
The electoral college is the process by which the President of the United States is selected, and unlike in direct democracies, the popular vote is not considered in the decision…
Posted inTechnology
Linux Versus Windows
Recently when I purchased my most recent laptop I had the bright idea of installing Linux. Now, why would I do such a thing? Well, it started a few months…
Posted inEducation
The Need for a Centralized Education System in the United States
In many ways people are like rats. When adopted or taken care of from a young age, a rat will learn to be obedient, compassionate, intelligent, and endearing. However, when…
Posted inForeign Policy
U.S. Foreign Policy in Southeast Asia
“In the Asia-Pacific, we saw a region of remarkable promise, but also genuine uncertainty and political risk. Many nations have experienced rapid economic transformation that has fundamentally created a new…
Posted inFinance
Corporate Finance: Maximizing Shareholder Value
Corporate finance is the subfield of finance that deals with corporate funding, capital structuring, accounting, and investment decisions; it also includes the tools and analysis utilized to distribute financial resources.…
Posted inEconomics
A Lone Wolf: A Recap of Michelle Bowman’s Decision to Vote to Cut Rates by .25 Instead of .5
From working her way up from community banking in rural Kansas to becoming the first person to fill the community bank seat on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Michelle…
Posted inEducation
The Importance of Free Internet Access within Schools
After a long Summer the school year had just started. Students were back and young Amelia Pallie, aged sixteen, was more ready than ever to make a blast of a…
Posted inChess
The King’s Gambit
Beginning with 1. e4 e5 2. f4, the King’s Gambit is perhaps the most beautiful, and one of the most aggressive, openings in chess. Its reign defined the pinnacle of…