Photo courtesy of Mike Mozart, Flickr Global oil prices have hit historic lows. They crashed hard last week, and for the first time ever, prices went negative. The first question to answer is how can oil go negative? Oil is a commodity and is therefore traded on the commodity market. […]
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Federal aid is sustaining the American economy
Photo courtesy of U.S. Government, Wikipedia On April 15, the Federal Reserve decided to inject 2.3 trillion dollars into the economy minutes before the stock market opened in order to aid the devastating number of Americans who had filed for unemployment benefits. This is one in a long list of […]
Trump’s State of the Union Address dismisses impeachment inquiry
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr President Donald Trump delivered his third State of the Union on Feb. 3, highlighting improvements to the economy, healthcare and the military. His speech echoed early messages of his presidential re-election campaign, but it failed to touch on the impeachment inquiry. Trump focused much […]
Student: ‘Military Relationship between US and South Korean is Symbiotic’
A few months ago, Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s leading presidential candidate, wrongfully accused South Korea of receiving protection from the U.S. military for free in his “#TrumpVlog,” which was uploaded to Youtube. In the video, Trump asked, “How long will we go on defending South Korea from North Korea […]
Children of Undocumented Immigrants Hinder Economy
Children born in the United States whose parents are in the country illegally have become an issue in the race for president, as several candidates have referred to the practice of bestowing citizenship on those who are born in this country as in need of reform. The term "anchor babies," […]
Redefining Popular Views of Anarchy
When individuals usually think of anarchy, their mind rears to images of chaos, extreme violence, clowns with bad makeup or creepy masks destabilizing the social order and making life miserable for everyone. What if I were to tell you that the image of anarchy in your head is pure fabrication, […]