Please Get Real. This Happens Too Often. Please.
By Jay Hauser, Columnist If you are reading this, I would assume that you have at least seen the link to Mr. Chris Condon’s op-ed. I will be responding to it and would kindly ask that you take a few minutes to read it. In addition, I would also strongly advise any readers to also refer to Mr. Zachary Sobeck’s recent article, which sparked this debate on the op-ed pages of The Gettysburgian. While I give him brownie points for calling...
An Antidote For Authoritarianism
By Christopher Condon, Guest Columnist Throughout the history of the United States, authoritarianism has reared its ugly head repeatedly, often through the use of crises created by authoritarians themselves to promote their agenda. America is currently in such a state, with issues of the 21st century raising many of the tired, disproven, and debunked ideas from the ash heap of history. Liberalism has given way to hypersensitivity and...
Clown World Conservatives: Republicans in the Pocket of the Donor Class
By Zachary Sobeck, Columnist Like most every other political debate in the United States of America gun control is completely dominated by the donor class oligarchy. The National Rifle Association (NRA) is one of the largest lobbying groups in the United States and often donates massive sums of money to political campaigns and PACs. Additionally, gun manufacturers are known to contribute to political campaigns and lobby members of...
Welcome to Earth!
By Josh Wagner, Opinions Editor A religious cult has emerged on campus. Its followers believe in a utopia and wait spellbound for the day they will embark to that land. Rare as a unicorn and more elusive than Donald Trump’s hairline, this utopia is spoken of forebodingly and with awe. If you listen on a cold, crisp winter’s night you can actually hear the great conjurers gasping with glee: “Just wait until you get to the real world!”...
Response to Freedom of Expression Philosophy
By Wellington Baumann, Columnist It is abundantly clear to me that our nation stands at a crossroads. We must decide if we will stay the course, or shift our bearing entirely. The issue at hand is the significance of our freedom of speech. A chilling 2015 Pew Research study found that 40% of millennials are supportive of limiting speech that is offensive to minorities. Meanwhile, only about a quarter of Gen Xers and Baby Boomers...
State of the Union, a Resounding Success
By Scott Moore, Guest Columnist The first State of the Union Address of the Trump presidency was for the most part a resounding success. The President presented the case for his policy proposals clearly and convincingly; initial polls show that, aside from some predictable disagreement along party lines, most viewers believed it was a good speech. But clearly it was not perfect, or else I would not be writing this response. I will be...
