Written by Robert Crohan/ Staff Writer After one year in office, President Biden has much to be proud of but must own up to atrocious failures. Americans are always tempted to make a scene out of our leaders’ every move. After Donald Trump’s controversial presidency brought politics to our attention, we now have our eye […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer Last year, I wrote about why I expected a mammoth blue wave, and offered a case for thinking optimistically about the Democrats’ fortunes for the coming decade. But almost a year after the Biden/Harris triumph, that optimism is starting to fade. There are a lot of thoughts and ideas I could get […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer In October, the political war between Democrats and Republicans reached new heights. With prices increasing and migration surging at the southern border, President Biden’s approval rating has taken a kick to the shin. Amidst that, Republicans are continuing their attack on voting accessibility in red states and countering Democratic claims that these […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer An increasingly common event transpired last week. As Americans grapple with a tsunami of bad headlines, we had to listen as 23 animal species were declared extinct. The US Fish and Wildlife Service made the grueling announcement on September 29th, recommending that the species receive the miserable designation. The list included birds, […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer Countless black families, most with only some of the bare necessities, were attempting to travel overland to a supposedly safe and promising part of the United States. But the state’s governor wanted no part in it and the federal government heard crickets. Thousands were kept under a bridge. Law enforcement took to […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer Anyone following elections during the Trump years and beyond knows that Republicans really, really dislike the Golden State. The Idaho GOP’s 2018 fundraising message was one of war against “California-style politics.” I recall a speaker asking Nevada Trump voters if they wanted Nevada to end up like California, and he was met […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer We often look back at prior decades as an ancient time. And rather interestingly, the 2000s feels older to our generation than the 1980s and 1990s. The worst terrorist attack in human history is now twenty years old. It was an assault on America, on freedom, on humanity, one that has moved […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer The fight against COVID-19 has gotten a lot more complicated. Although vaccinations are being administered at gradually higher rates, the Delta variant has lit the dynamite’s fuse. States like Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi are at the explosion’s epicenter, and per-capita and new daily cases were at their highest points ever. Naturally, the […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer Former US Sen. Jeff Flake, R-AZ, once referred to Trump rallies as the “spasms of a dying party.” But even if the GOP is not on its way out the door, its leaders seem aware of, and caught in, this conundrum. Texas, the Republicans’ largest state, has charged towards right-wing authoritarian politics […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer I have a confession to make: the issue that got me involved in politics wasn’t voting rights, police brutality, reproductive rights or LGBTQ rights. It was terrorism, specifically from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS). During the 2015-2016 school year, reports of ISIL’s threats to conquer America […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer Dear non-Cuban lefties and righties, I have a bone to pick. What we are witnessing is a political phenomenon unlike anything in our lifespans. Cubans on the island have sparked the flames of a revolt against the regime that has governed them since 1959. Frustrations over the looming health crisis, the lack […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer The events of 2021 have meant many things for many people. With a new course being chartered for the US by President Biden, and the pandemic dragging on, many have hope while others are less fortunate. As a student of international relations here at FIU, I can attest that global interstate events […]
