Donald Trump is deserving of impeachment after inciting riots

Alyse Kaminski | staff columnist 1/21/2021   In 2020, I was so sick of hearing people say that everything that went wrong would just disappear in 2021. I heard countless times, “2021 will not be as crazy!” And while I am hopeful that 2021 will be a better year, I have the sense to admit that 2020 wasn’t some fluke. The insanity that was 2020 … Continue reading Donald Trump is deserving of impeachment after inciting riots

America needs younger politicians running the country

10/01/20 Staff Editorial President Trump is 74 years old. Former Vice President Joe Biden is 77 years old. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is 80 years old. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell is 78 years old. For years now, the American people have let our grandparents run the country. Despite the average American being just 37 years old, according to the 2010 census (2020 data is … Continue reading America needs younger politicians running the country

Trump panders at State of the Union

02/07/2019 By Duke Staff In the second State of the Union address of his presidency, Donald Trump began his annual address to Congress by calling for unity between parties following the longest government shutdown in history. “We must reject the politics of revenge, resistance and retribution, and embrace the boundless potential of cooperation, compromise and the common good,” the president said. “Together, we can break … Continue reading Trump panders at State of the Union

Midterm Mania: Mix of Democratic, Republican success across U.S.

Kailey Love | Managing Editor 11/08/18 A “Blue Wave” in the House. GOP gains in the Senate. Over 100 women elected across all national positions. The first openly gay governor ever elected in the U.S. Welcome to the 2018 midterm elections. The long anticipated general election saw record numbers of voter turnout nationwide, up significantly from the 2014 midterm election cycle. According to the U.S. … Continue reading Midterm Mania: Mix of Democratic, Republican success across U.S.