Opinion

So just when President Trump was out of the woods on impeachment, he gives Democrats another reason to bring it up. And I mean he didn’t wait long. Robert Mueller testified in front of the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees on July 24. That testimony basically quashed any hope of impeachment from the Democrats. Trump waited exactly one day to step in it again. On July 25, the president participated in the ill-fated phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. In the call, Trump is alleged to have asked for Ukraine’s assistance in the prosecution of Joe Biden and his son Hunter.

The Oxford Union is one of the world’s oldest debate forums. Starting in 1823 on the campus of the historic British university, the Oxford Union has played host to a tremendous lineup of debates and guest speakers. Participants in the debates are generally students and/or alumni of Oxford University but can also include experts in a particular field who never attended the school. Debate topics can range from philosophy to politics to history, and even sometimes comedy. The format is generally three or four speakers to a side, with some time given for audience participation. In general, each side is well-represented and often makes well-thought-out arguments, regardless of whether or not the debater actually agrees with the side he or she is taking. At the end of the debate, those in attendance can vote for the side they think won. All this is done in the most British way possible: in tuxedos and evening gowns.

Another week has gone by and another scandal has rocked a public figure. And like all scandals revolving around public figures seem to be these days, this one is not a current event, rather something dug up from one’s past. This time it was revealed that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had worn black or brown face to imitate minorities on at least two occasions. This incident is extremely eye-opening, as Trudeau constantly pats himself on his back for his “wokeness.”

When a politician is accused of having a communications problem, it is generally due to their message not resonating with voters. The master of resonating with voters was President Ronald Reagan, who was known as “The Great Communicator” due to the simple fact that he understood how people took in and processed information and was able to adapt that understanding to speeches and debates. I believe that the worst communicator in recent memory was John Kerry, a man who ran against a very beatable George W. Bush in 2004 but had an incredibly boring delivery, and he often spoke over the heads of others, which only amplified his monotonous drudging.

So here’s the rule: If you do something or hold an opinion that is controversial, everything you ever do for the rest of time is linked to that one event or opinion. Not only that, but anyone you ever associate with, even if it’s explicitly for a completely different reason, is also guilty of having committed that act or holding that opinion. If you think this rule is insane, I’m with you. It also means you’re not a member of the left.

By Izzo Zwiren

The New York Times does not understand capitalism. I know - this is a shocking bit of information to take in. Why would we ever think that a publication that often promotes the virtues of socialism wouldn’t understand what capitalism is? But it’s true. Several different New York Times contributors have recently made assertions that prove that they either have ulterior motives to demonize capitalism, or they actually don’t have a clue as to what capitalism is all about. While I’d like to think that the Times just doesn’t understand capitalism (in fact, that was the first sentence of this article), I think we all know that they understand exactly what they are doing: They are trying to demonize capitalism in any way possible.