With the recent passing of the seventieth anniversary of the German invasion of Poland commencing, reflection on the causes and effects of the second world war is worthwhile. One dynamic if this discussion certainly should be whether the war should be said to have started on the first of September, 1939, or whether a more [...]
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The Texas Revolution: Students for SG Reform
For almost a year now I have waged a war against the hierarchs that run the University of Texas’ student government. Last year while SG’s policy director, I learned firsthand that my student government was not representing its voters, but the school’s administration. UTSG has pushed the administration’s agenda at the expense of students, even [...]
Republican Loss Myth #2
The second addition in what may be a relatively short series. Let’s jump right in though. Republican Loss Myth #2 – “Sarah Palin was the reason Republicans lost the election.” This is 100% myth. Sarah Palin was introduced as John McCain’s running mate as a complete political outsider. Only people who were really paying attention [...]
Ways McCain Could Have Appealed to Youth Voters
Ironically, this came right before the election, and I had no time to put it up before the election, so now I will try to post it posthumously as it were. I’ve had a little trouble with logging in, and thus the posts have been slow, but this was a semi-relevant essay for a class, written [...]
Republican Loss Myth #1
Today I start my series on all of the myths and facts circulating the internet on why the GOP lost this election. These topics could be anything from direct reasons why we lost, reasons why we didn’t loose, and anything that stems from out loss. So, let’s jump right into it. Republican Loss Myth #1 [...]
Young Voter Turnout in Colorado
I voted early on Friday (October 31st) around 2pm local time. I’ve never experienced a line to vote before Friday, and especially not this long. We waiting in line for about an hour and I counted at least 90-100 people outside the polling place. Once we got a better idea of how many people were [...]