BY ARJIT ROSHAN CONTRIBUTOR “Impotence” is the word that best captures the scene at the Capitol on January 6. Capitol Police fumbled and failed to stop insurgents from raiding the seat of the world’s oldest democracy. The legislators inside —…
BY DOMINIC PINO OPINION EDITOR He asked a question to his intermediate microeconomics class that seemed impossible to answer. The students tried their best to impress him, but each answer left something to be desired. Finally, flashing a smile, he…
BY SEAN CULLEY CONTRIBUTOR Israel has recently negotiated peace deals to normalize relations with several Arab nations, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan. Resolutions in both houses of Congress supporting the deals with the UAE and Bahrain had…
BY DOMINIC PINO OPINION EDITOR An important part of any performer’s act is knowing when the show is over. Even an otherwise good movie, song or play can be ruined by straggling on too long. One would think Donald Trump,…
BY DOMINIC PINO OPINION EDITOR People who closely follow politics have been upset recently at Joe Biden’s refusal to answer questions. He has been calling “lids,” the journalistic term for ending a campaign day early, quite often — sometimes before…
BY DOMINIC PINO OPINION EDITOR Wasn’t that refreshing? The debate on Wednesday between Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris was a good politician debate. Note that I said “politician debate.” Most of what they said wouldn’t fly (pun…
BY JAMES TALOCKA CONTRIBUTOR Voter registration propaganda is everywhere — it seems like every company, sport and musician is telling you to vote. Despite desperate pleas to register, politically disinterested citizens should not feel guilty for disregarding the message. One…
BY DOMINIC PINO OPINION EDITOR After Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, tributes immediately poured forth. The Washington Post front page described her as a “pioneer devoted to equality,” and nearly every other newspaper printed a variation on that theme. These tributes…
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BY DOMINIC PINO, OPINION EDITOR The real world diverges from our ideal world, and we are often stuck choosing between second-bests. Well, if we lived in a world of second-bests before the coronavirus pandemic, then now we must be down…