Explaining key differences in education agendas for Biden, Trump

  The two men running to be the 46th President of the United States could not be more different in many ways – including their approaches on American education. President Donald J. Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden have very different approaches to how the education system in America should operate. With the upcoming […]

President Trump’s silence on sexual assault is impacting American culture in a very negative way

Hundreds of prominent women have come forward in the past year to speak out against sexual harassment and sexual abuse, sparking the #MeToo movement and encouraging women everywhere to stand against such behavior. Beginning with complaints last year by dozens of actresses against prominent Hollywood movie director Harry Weinstein and coming to a head with […]

5 reasons Donald Trump is unfit to be POTUS

How in the world did we get here? Donald Trump – the celebrity billionaire businessman – is the 45th president of the United States. It has been just over a year since he was elected and nearly 300 days since taking office. Much like the first 100-days-in-office milestone, his first 3000 days also reflects whatever […]

4 ways Trump’s travel ban hurts our communities

President Donald Trump enacted an executive order on Sept. 25 that restricts travel to the United States from eight predominantly Muslim countries. The controversial travel ban was to go into effect Oct. 18 and would have restricted residents of Chad, Libya, Iran, Syria, Yemen,Venezuela, Somalia and North Korea from obtaining visas. This newest travel ban […]

Op-ed: The supposed ‘party of family values’ is overlooking major flaws in its candidate

The race for the White House took a turn for the unusual when reality television star Donald Trump announced in June 2015 his plans to run for the presidency. And in the time since, the Republican Party – which has often dubbed itself the “party of family values” – has dug its own grave, and […]

Op-ed: It’s decision day – Clinton or Trump?

  The battle for presidency is coming down to the wire, with the options between “corrupt” Hillary Clinton and “ignorant” Donald Trump for Election Day. It seems obvious that the lesser of two evils is Clinton. Clinton is the more qualified, rational and ethical candidate when compared to Trump. As our former Secretary of State, […]

Op-ed: Social media has hijacked this election

Americans’ desire for entertainment has turned this presidential election into a reality show. Millennials are currently facing the most dramatic election of their lives between two candidates who became the butt of a joke the moment they were chosen as their party’s nominee. Thousands of memes sprung up the moment Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump entered the […]

Trump not too popular among Charleston locals

by Davy Kesey and Branden Edwards