Politics needs nonpartisanship


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I am not an Independent. On the vast majority of issues, I find myself squarely to the left of center on the political spectrum. I registered to vote as a nonpartisan. I did this because being nonpartisan does not make one independent on issues of policy — it makes one independent on issues of politics. […]

Nation must help foreign doctors


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The shortage of doctors is a real dilemma nowadays, especially under the Affordable Care Act. And in the coming years, this dearth of doctors will only be exacerbated. Though there will be 30 million more citizens insured for healthcare, there will not be enough professionals ready to give that care. This is a critical misstep […]

Morsi’s ousting will impact Egypt negatively


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During a visit to Islamabad on Aug. 1, Secretary of State John Kerry said that the overthrowing of Egypt’s first democratically elected president Mohammed Morsi had been aimed at “restoring democracy.” But Kerry’s definition of democracy is about as democratic as the restoration of democracy in Nicaragua at gunpoint under former President Ronald Reagan. Contrary […]

Will the new public school proposal help students?


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Brown’s proposal is no cure-all, but offers long-awaited aid to the state’s most vulnerable students.  The end of May marks the latest round of revisions to Gov. Jerry Brown’s new public school funding proposal and people are weighing in for the new Local Control Funding Formula. And while Brown’s proposal isn’t the panacea to education […]

Should the Guantánamo Bay prison remain open?


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The prison must be closed as it stands for hypocrisy and infringes upon international human rights.  One hundred of the total 166 inmates at the Guantánamo Bay prison currently on hunger strike have successfully refocused debate on the deplorable conditions at the prison. During a press conference on Tuesday, President Barack Obama said he remained […]

Press dinner needs less of Hollywood


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The annual White House Correspondent’s Association Dinner took place Saturday in Washington D.C. Despite the mostly lighthearted commentary of President Barack Obama’s night as comedian-in-chief, however, scathing comments by former Alaska governor Sarah Palin stood out.   As celebrities and journalists walked down the red carpet, Palin used her social media accounts to express clear […]

Kindness goes hand in hand with business


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The refrain “it’s not personal, it’s business” is seemingly everywhere in corporate life. Business students and employees are trained to believe in the importance of the bottom line and that profits, rather than people, are essential to success. In his new book, Give and Take, organizational psychologist and University of Pennsylvania Wharton professor Adam Grant […]