Americans must stand together now to oppose racism and authoritarianism. For colleges and college newspapers, that means we must stand in opposition to backwardness. Three Skidmore students are directly affected by the ban. .
Read moreTrump's Unpredictable Position on US-Chinese Relations
Trump's contradictory rhetoric on China has left many wondering what the future holds for US-Chinese relations.
Read moreMedia Underplayed Trump Support; We Helped
The Times did not fully cover Trump’s supporters because of a broader trend in the media to shift towards profit margins and away from providing universal service. The Times' actions line up with a recent pattern in media in which providers look for new readers, but only from the same group or types of people who already subscribe to them.
Read moreAn International Student's Perspective on the Election
I cannot participate in this country’s politics, but that does not stop me from caring about the country I am studying in.
Read moreWe the People
Despite all of the disturbing things have been said this election cycle, it gives us the opportunity to confront them and change the culture for the better. We must still wish the best for each other, and our nation.
Read moreTrump and Our Nihilism
We have beaten our country to the ground and now all we have left is a sadness for all the good that we have lost in pursuit of something novel. When the chants to “make America great again,” fade into memory, we will know the sting of partisanship and the greatness we all have left behind.
Read moreOur Power
Time to get to work.
Read moreThe Inevitable War
Both presidential candidates agree on one thing: the use of drones in the War on Terror.
Read moreTeaching Trump
Five Skidmore professors tackled the Trump phenomenon at Teaching Trump, a panel hosted by the Tang and the Skidmore Republicans.
Read moreThe Politics of Anger: You Mad, Donald?
A politics drained of anger would be a politics that could not generate a Pure Food and Drug Act or a National Labor Relations Act or a Civil Rights Act or an Affordable Care Act. And a politics drained of anger would preclude us from continuing to debate whether even such significant legislative interventions are enough to solve the persistent problems they seek to address.
Read moreMusings on the CNN Republican Presidential Debate
It’s the most wonderful time of the year -- for those of us who derive pleasure from the antics of the Republican presidential primaries. This past week, eleven top-polling candidates gathered to vie for both the 2016 nomination and the most convincing embodiment of the retrospectively declared saintly principles of Ronald Reagan, whose presidential library aptly served as the location for the CNN debate.
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