There is disagreement regarding the actual impact that the President can have on the economy, given the absence of direct levers of control over the vast and complex American economy. However, one Presidential power that undoubtedly has critical implications is the nomination of the Federal Reserve Board chair. The person who holds this office answers
In 565 CE, Justinian I died. His body was entombed in a specially built mausoleum in the Church of Holy Apostles in Constantinople, where it went undisturbed for six and half centuries. His reign was marked by significant reconquests in North Africa and Italy, a codifying of a disorganized legal code, and the territorial zenith
In 1977, my father immigrated from Iran to study abroad in the United States. He stepped off the plane to become one of the 36,220 Iranian citizens who began their studies abroad in the U.S. of 100,000 Iranian students studying abroad. After the revolution in Iran, however, circumstances changed. Even with the reconstruction of Iran-U.S.
It seems to me that each time President Donald Trump backs himself into a corner politically, he finds a way to change the subject. The whole country can be disappointed in the Republicans failure to deliver on healthcare, the Trump campaign’s lies about their ties to Russia, or Trump’s failure to release his tax
Feminism has always been my thing. Sadly, I didn’t go to a high school that highly promoted equality; thus, I have always been known as the feminist. If people had questions about women’s issues they would asked me. Somehow at 15, I needed to know every nuanced argument about abortion, equal pay and anything else
Trumpcare could soon be the face of “adequate healthcare.” After going through article after article, I unearthed a multitude of issues with Trumpcare and what his administration constitutes as proper health care management for the people of America. I implore everyone who reads this to also do their own research on the matter before reaching
On Tuesday night, Donald Trump gave his first State of the Union that wasn’t actually a State of the Union because, blah blah, technicality, but it was functionally a State of the Union address. Tuesday also happened to be the last day of February, which is celebrated annually as Rare Disease Day. Our slimy president
I am the proud product of public schools, charters and private schools alike. Luckily, I have had a great educational experience. I started my education in the public school system and now attend an Ivy League university; I am no exception. My spirits fell when I saw the final decision by HELP (U.S. Senate
This week has definitely been both draining personally and politically. Under our current President, the world is in turmoil. Let’s start with just a few things he has done this week. Earlier this week was Holocaust Remembrance Day. Personally, my maternal grandmother and grandfather are survivors of the Holocaust. They survived hell and back and
“This election proves the Americans really, really hate the establishment.” There’s clearly something to this, but it doesn’t tell the whole story. America is becoming a more divided nation. The ideological gap between liberals and conservatives is growing. People are sorting themselves geographically to live close to people of similar backgrounds, educational attainments,
