GOP Debate Highlights

February 22, 2016 by Michael Levy in Volume 3 Issue 19, Alex Klosner

If the 2016 campaign season has been crude and demoralizing, it at least makes for good reality TV. The recent CBS Republican debate in South Carolina provided the candidates with a crucial opportunity to win voters in the South Carolina primary. Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer described the 9th debate as a “thermonuclear war,” referring to the abundance of personal attacks and the overall contentious tone.

Apple Appeals to the Public on Privacy

February 22, 2016 by Michael Levy in Volume 3 Issue 19, Mike Adamo, Dean Ball

As of Sunday, Apple is still resisting the government order that it provide the FBI with a way of bypassing security on terrorist Syed Farook’s iPhone. Wall Street Journal columnist Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. predicts the government will win out in the end, but it seems that Apple has scored the moral victory.

Scalia’s Death Leaves Gap in the Court

February 22, 2016 by Michael Levy in Volume 3 Issue 19, Ryan Glenn

With the death of Justice Antonin Scalia on February 13, we lost an intellectual giant. Scalia (1936-2016) passed away in Texas of natural causes. Appointed by President Reagan in 1986, he served on the Supreme Court for 30 years.

The Rise of Blockchain

February 15, 2016 by Michael Levy in Volume 3 Issue 18, Phil Parkes

Blockchain is slowly but surely stealing the limelight from bitcoin, the controversial cryptocurrency for which it acts as a kind of undercover headquarters. Bitcoin’s proponents, who include the Winklevoss twins of “The Social Network” fame, face an uncertain future as they steer their darling towards greater regulation in the hopes of attracting large-scale investors. Meanwhile blockchain is grabbing attention by continuing the tradition that made bitcoin successful in the first place: freedom.

The Engine Behind Bernie’s Popularity

February 15, 2016 by Michael Levy in Volume 3 Issue 18, Thomas Duda

“A political revolution is coming.” Sounds exciting, doesn’t it? Kind of dangerous, but also kind of tantalizing? Bernie Sanders’s official slogan, and variations on it, inspire a revolutionary mindset in young liberals. We want to rise up and fight the powers that have been controlling politics from the shadows for years now.

An Election of Angry Voters

February 15, 2016 by Michael Levy in Volume 3 Issue 18, Sam Benevelli

This election season has turned into the season of angry voters. Gone are the rational minds of middle class men and women interested in electing qualified, intelligent, and responsible officials. Competent candidates such as Scott Walker have long since dropped from the Republican primary race because they did not wish to take part in a circus. Many more have dropped because they cannot keep up with the circus.