What’s next for Democrats after Super Tuesday?
Oscar Torres, Staff Writer
March 5, 2020
One thousand nine hundred ninety one is the magic number of delegates to win the Democratic presidential nomination. After Super Tuesday, it is clear who the two front runners are. Democrats showed up at the polls for Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden this Super Tuesday and it is relatively close. N...
To solve immigration, abolish capitalism
Chaim Wigder, Journal Contributor
February 5, 2020
Last week, an article entitled “Enforcing immigration law on campus – a necessity” was published in The Suffolk Journal, in which the author took aim at a petition — created by the Suffolk Marxist Student Association and endorsed by the Suffolk University College Democrats—to protect immigrant ...
Democrats will persuade the Republican Senators to remove Trump from office
Oscar Torres, Journal Contributor
January 29, 2020
The long-awaited impeachment trial of the 45th president of the United States has arrived. Yet, facing removal from office, President Donald Trump feels invincible. I believe that if the House didn’t have enough evidence we wouldn’t be here. Trump has constantly abused his power as president. Tr...
Trump deserves every minute of the impeachment inquiry
October 9, 2019
We aren’t in the Framer’s America anymore, Toto. In one of her most recent tweets, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said, “Once again, [Donald Trump] has called on a foreign country to interfere in our elections – just the latest example of him putting his personal political gain ahe...
When “Pro-Life” isn’t pro-life
June 3, 2019
Over the last few months, a handful of red states enacted laws restricting or outright banning access to legal abortions. Between mid-March and early May, the governors of Georgia, Ohio, Utah and Mississippi signed bills banning abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected without any exception...
Rebuttal: The only person who should make decisions about abortions are the patient and doctor
February 27, 2019
Last week, an opinion article was published titled “Andrew Cuomo and other Democrats have heartlessly condoned infanticide,” written by Nick Sammarco. Within this article, Sammarco blatantly chooses to ignore definitions that do not suit his needs and relies on scare tactics in order to shame anyone ...
Ralph Northam administration: Politics over core values
February 20, 2019
When news broke in early February that Gov. Ralph Northam’s (D-VA) med school yearbook featured a photo of two men in racist garb — one in blackface, the other in full Klan robes — this reporter shook his head, but certainly wasn’t surprised. For those of us who haven’t turned on cable news ...
“In God we trust” doesn’t represent all Americans
Harper Wayne
February 6, 2019
As Americans, are we supposed to believe that the religious clause of the first amendment holds weight, when our dollars pay for the phrase “In God we trust” to be placed on government buildings? Separation of church and state is a part of the First Amendment in the Constitution, stating that, "Co...
Spacey’s career topples as more men accuse him
November 8, 2017
Kevin Spacey has been accused of sexually assaulting multiple men in Hollywood, with some underage at the time. Once the information was released, Spacey decided to come out as gay in an attempt to distract the world from his wrongdoings. The list of accusers continues to grow.
Regulations are meant to be improved, not erased
November 1, 2017
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created with a simple and singular goal: to protect human health and the environment. The EPA’s reach extends to the public and private sector, as they are intended to remain unbiased in that pursuit of health. This pursuit has been poisoned by the inclus...
The Feminism Letters: Men should be proud to be fighters for equality.
November 1, 2017
Where along the line did feminism become synonymous with “hating men?” Feminism isn’t an attack on men, and it doesn’t claim that men are inferior to women, yet many continue to view it as such. Feminism was created to make all genders have equal opportunity. Over the past century, women have had ...
DeVos: A danger to student safety
Michael MacRae
September 27, 2017
The protections afforded to sexual assault victims are being rescinded, as directed by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. Given initially under the Education Amendments Act of 1972 and expanded during the Obama Administration, Title IX had previously been under review by Devos’s department. All e...
