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(04/20/16 2:18am)
This will be my last article for The Daily Gamecock, a publication for which I've written more than three years and one hundred articles. I've been through half a dozen section editors during my time here, and it's been a pleasure working with each of them. They've each had their own writing styles and quirks, with different requests in terms of formatting and timing of submissions. One thing they've all shared, though, is a liberal perspective.
(04/14/16 4:18am)
Equal Pay Day, which was earlier this week, was originally created by the National Committee on Pay Equity to denote how far into the next year a woman would need to work in order to make the same income her male colleagues earned in the previous year alone. In celebration of the "holiday," I'd like to dispel the myths commonly associated with the gender pay gap. Only after this fog has dissipated will we be able to find the way forward.
(04/06/16 2:17am)
Adam and Steve have known each other for a long time. They've grown together, worked together and have established a strong bond. After many months, this bond culminates in an evening together, where their relationship takes on a new dynamic. No one has been hurt — in fact, both men are better off because of what they've done together. In spite of this, there are government bureaucrats who want to regulate this type of relationship. Some politicians want to make their behavior illegal if it doesn't satisfy their arbitrary standards. This presidential cycle, an entire party of candidates are running on the platform that they'll make those standards even stricter.
(03/22/16 2:49am)
Where'd you go for Spring Break? If you're lucky, you managed to slip away to somewhere with plenty of sun, sand and waves. Key West, the Dominican Republic and other Caribbean Islands (or a cruise to take you to all three) are all popular vacation spots for students and "regular people" alike. President Obama is celebrating the arrival of spring with a trip to the tropical Cuba.
(03/16/16 4:01am)
For years, partisan politics have allowed half the population to turn a blind eye to issues of executive overreach. Which half alternates depending on which party controls the presidency. When the balance of power shifts and the other party takes office, they suddenly forget the legal and moral objections they previously raised to these new powers, happily embracing the increased authority to further their own goals.
(03/03/16 2:05am)
The University of South Carolina is a school with more than 30,000 students, no two of which have exactly the same views on politics, economics, religion or any other subject of substantial value. This ideological diversity is one of the things that makes an education great. It allows students to experience new activities and discuss new ideas. Participating in intellectual dialogue challenges individuals to sharpen their wit, either by abandoning indefensible positions or by buttressing superior ones. America’s colleges and universities are meant to foster this type of scrutiny by serving as a “marketplace of ideas.”
(02/17/16 5:03am)
If you believe that gay couples should be able to raise money for their weddings by growing marijuana while protecting their crops with AR-15s, then you probably haven't found a candidate you like in the 2016 election cycle.
(02/08/16 4:28am)
On Thursday, a congressional committee spent an hour interrogating the former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, Martin Shkreli, about his decision to hike the price of the drug Daraprim approximately 5,000 percent from $13.75 per pill to $750. The hearing ended early after Shkreli refused to say anything in response to the series of questions focusing on his unethical behavior, citing his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination (it's important to note that he's currently facing other charges from an unrelated matter). He smirked and laughed throughout the meeting, tweeting afterward that his only regret was that he forgot to bring his Game Boy.
(02/03/16 1:12am)
The Iowa caucuses which were among the tightest in recent memory. Ted Cruz, Donald Trump and Marco Rubio received 27.6, 24.3 and 23.1 percent of of the vote, respectively. The Democratic side was even closer, with Hillary Clinton barely edging out Bernie Sanders 49.9 percent to 49.6 percent. These numbers suggest that parties are having a hard time picking a candidate.
(01/12/16 1:22am)
Depending on where they call home, students probably heard very different versions of President Obama's executive action on gun control that was announced over winter break. Liberal households heard about the President's teary-eyed plea for common sense solutions that the NRA-owned Republicans have been blocking in the legislature. Conservatives, on the other hand, learned of Obama's gun grab and how it's only step one of the liberal agenda's assault on the Second Amendment and law-abiding citizens. In some ways, both versions are correct while in others, they're both wrong.
(12/01/15 2:15am)
The beginning of December means a surge in sales for many seasonal goods. Children's toys, electronics, Santa hats and wrapping paper will all be flying off the shelves in the coming weeks (if they haven't all been snatched up already). Campus is no different, though the demand is driven more by finals than by holiday cheer. Coffee, energy drinks and Adderall are staples of exams weeks at campuses nationwide.
(11/11/15 2:34am)
This article is a response to the editorial board article titled Missouri case shows ignoring campus racism no longer an option.
(11/04/15 3:06am)
This article is a response to C.R. Jones III's column More US Action Needed in Syria.
(10/29/15 3:05am)
Earlier this month The Intercept published a massive expose on the United States assassination-by-drone program in the Middle East. Backed by a large number of leaked documents from an anonymous military official, this leak is being compared to Edward Snowden's 2013 NSA spying leak and the earlier Chelsea Manning information published by WikiLeaks.
(10/21/15 7:48am)
This is a response to C.R. Jones III's column published Oct. 12, "Policy, not prayer, can stop shootings."
(10/14/15 6:28am)
In September the Irving, Texas, police grabbed a 14-year-old boy from class, slapped some handcuffs on him and interrogated him without an attorney present or notifying his parents. His crime? Making a homemade clock and bringing it to school to show his teachers, who thought it resembled a bomb and decided to call the police. During questioning the boy repeatedly explained that it was a clock but was arrested anyways for making a fake bomb, in addition to being suspended from school.
(09/23/15 2:24am)
Any USC student who has graduated in the last decade or so can list off the same list of chronic problems students face on campus.
(09/16/15 4:38am)
Free healthcare. Free roads. Free jobs. Free retirement money. Free daycare. Free college. Free rainbows and unicorns. In Bernie Sanders Land, everything is free.
(09/09/15 4:40am)
Thus far, the primaries for both the Democratic and Republican parties feature surprisingly strong performances from candidates considered to be at the extreme of their respective ideologies. In the GOP, Donald Trump’s “straight talk” has him polling consistently ahead of the more established politicians in his party. For the Democrats, self-proclaimed socialist Bernie Sanders has capitalized on Hillary Clinton's stumbles to take the lead in New Hampshire polls and gained in other key states. One would expect the ultra-conservative Trump and uber-liberal Sanders to be at opposite ends of the political spectrum, but they share common stances on a surprising number of issues; they are strict on immigration and opposed to international free trade and gun control, among other things.
(09/02/15 4:17am)
On Tuesday, the 33rd United States Senator expressed his support for the Iran Nuclear deal. A 34th has suggested the deal will survive opposition. It's a key number, because Senate Republicans are attempting to block the deal, which will be submitted to Congress for approval. Even if a Congressional majority opposes the deal, President Obama can veto their disapproval and force the deal through. The only thing that could stop the deal from becoming official after a presidential veto would be a super majority (two thirds) vote of the Senate. With 34 senators now vocally supporting the deal it is mathematically impossible for the 100 member Senate to achieve the 67 votes against the deal for a super majority. The deal is going to happen; there's nothing Republicans can do to stop it. That's a good thing.
