Colin Kaepernick. Remember him. The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who was blackballed out of the NFL for supposedly disrespecting the national anthem? Four years later, thanks to the death of George Floyd at the hand of four white police officers has been proven right. Even if he was not right, he has the right to protest as defined in the First Amendment and he should have been playing. We
Salaam alaykum everyone. I hope that everyone reading this has been doing well and is safe in these most-challenging times that we live in. We were already facing an unimaginable obstacle, an unseen enemy with the Covid-19 Virus, that has killed over 100,000 Americans in a matter of months with no end in sight. Now we have growing civil unrest in every American city as looters have hijacked the message
The next presidential election will take place on Tuesday 3 November 2020, with the winner inaugurated on 20 January 2021. An overwhelming number of Democrats have launched campaigns to become the Democratic nominee. A total of 29 major players threw their hats in the ring – the largest number of would-be nominees that any party has seen in post-reform politics. This had fallen to 15 by early December 2019. So, who should you be paying close attention to as the process progresses? The Democratic Nominee latest odds favor Joe Biden at the time of writing, followed by Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Pete Buttigieg. Buttigieg, who, at
By Jacob Abel and Tyler Gillette Columbus OH- A carbon tax is an idea that is gaining steam as a possible policy to address emissions in the United States. As Republicans, we have seen during conversations with congressional staff and with our peers that they often have three big questions when the possible implementation of a carbon tax is brought up. They are: Why is a carbon tax needed? How
To impact immediate change and get high votes, politicians, have to determine some key messaging as well as agree on how success is measured. Right from there you will strategize. As some politicians are the experts on defense or others on health care, hardly any person that is versed in all. For this reason, they have got the teams that will help them to research as well as formulate opinions.
Buying and owning your own home used to be a huge part of the stereotypical American Dream. A big front yard, white picket fence, two-story house — it almost sounds too good to be true. Unfortunately, for many millennials, that dream has been forced to change over the years. Millennials just aren’t buying houses the way previous generations did, and there are several reasons why. In 2016, the homeownership rate
Politics is a very controversial subject to talk about in family meetings or friends’ get-togethers. If you wish to avoid getting into conflict with anybody, many suggest just keeping mum about politics. Politics, however, is a fascinating subject that everyone must learn about. Whether it is your local country’s political issues or global political news, there are some advantages of learning about this field that you can bring to your
Five months into his role, current Australian Prime Minister (and we say current for very good reason because Aussies’ trade prime ministers like Pokemon cards) Scott Morrison will deliver a speech today pledging the creation of 1.25 million jobs over the next five years. In addition to these jobs, PM Morrison (or as his limited edition Aussie PM trading card says, ScoMo) will also promise to eradicate net debt within
The UK House of Commons will vote on a number of amendments to Prime Minister May’s defeated Brexit deal today (Wednesday morning Aussie time). Here is a quick summary of what’s on the table. Stop a no-deal by delaying BrexitAs it stands, the United Kingdom will leave the European Union on March 29, 2019 regardless of whether there is a ‘divorce deal’ in place. The prospect of leaving the EU
Long story short, there is some rather dire economic data coming out of France (and wider Europe) that has economists clutching their pearls. This data shows a large decrease in French service sector confidence, as well as the worsening credit quality of European companies. Last week, the European Central Bank said that risks to the economy in Europe had “moved to the downside” as a result of a reduction in
