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Opinion pieces from the left, right, and everyone in between.
Accountability
How bad would you have to screw up to lose your job? In today’s world we have seen some innocent actions lead to firings. One person, who worked for Marriot, was fired for liking a tweet that pissed off China. Generally, I feel like pissing off a country running literal concentration camps is good. Let’s say you totaled a company vehicle? Would that get your fired?
By Farah Thompson4 years ago in The Swamp
Human Response To Global Events
There are allot of contributing factors as to why the world is the way it is today. We can trace human behavior and our subsequent responses to certain events to the beginning of human history. Humanity whose existence has always been filled with flaws have caused the world to tumble into a cataclysm of tempests as we are seeing today.
By Dr. Williams4 years ago in The Swamp
The Prolonged Weirdness Of The "Labor Shortage"
Have you been inside a fast-food restaurant lately? How about your favorite big-box retailer? You may have come across a sign on the door stating one of two things (or in some cases both!). The first is that the location is almost certainly hiring. After all, "now hiring" signs have become about as commonplace as "foreclosure" signs were during the Great Recession of 2008-2009. The other is that the store is either closed or only open for limited hours due to staffing issues.
By Ryan Canady4 years ago in The Swamp
The Future of Reproductive Rights
I considered not writing this article. The dynamic in America is so hostile and so partisan I would almost rather not delve into such hot button topics as abortion and abortion access, but in the admittedly naïve belief that perhaps we still live a country where healthy debate and discourse exists, I have taken the time to write this article.
By James Graham III4 years ago in The Swamp
9/11: How Long Scars Can Hurt
Warning: This piece discusses the traumatic events of September 11th 2001 from the perspective of someone who did not live through the trauma but recounts many images and events from the period. If you are sensitive to this material proceed with caution or not read at all. Take care.
By Lucy Richardson4 years ago in The Swamp
A Shock to the Heart of the West
It's coming up to the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, the worst terrorist incident in world history, and, together with the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, it's got me thinking about a lot of comments people frequently make about terrorism, the War on Terror and Western overseas intervention as a whole.
By Matty Long4 years ago in The Swamp
Texas Abortion Law Not Just About Abortion
Abortion is not the real issue in the pitched battle between the prolife folks and the proabortion contingent. No one is forced to have an abortion. Roe v Wade does not make abortions mandatory. This is a fight about morality. This is an attempt to legislate morality for every woman in a nation that has always professed to be about freedom of religion, separation of church and state. This is also a fight about the role of women in the world.
By Nancy Brisson4 years ago in The Swamp
Can We Disarm, Should We Disarm?
In this essay I will explore two very important questions, is nuclear disarmament feasible and is it necessary? I will begin by discussing the recent attempts by the Obama administration to move towards the goal of reducing the nuclear arsenals of the nuclear powers around the world. Here I will look at the many different policy areas in which the administration attempted to create the conditions for a safer nuclear world, but also the challenges and failures that it encountered. I then move on to examine the recommendations of the Nuclear Security project, and the conditions they present as, in their opinion, necessary for creating an international environment that is united in the aim of achieving nuclear disarmament. I then explore the necessity of disarming, here I will examine the inherent risks of the current system and how prone it is to mishaps and failures in judgement. I also look at the moral issues of threatening death and destruction on innocent people of another nation to achieve stability.
By Alexander Seling4 years ago in The Swamp
11 Lies About Millionaires
Photo by Giorgio Trovato on UnsplashThis may surprise you, but I love watching Fox News. I love hearing from people I disagree with. I'm enthralled by things I'm opposed to. This is for many reasons; diversify opinions I'm exposed to, strengthen my defences, nurture empathy. There's many reason but one comes to mind in particular, a reason I wish more people would consider.
By Conor Matthews4 years ago in The Swamp
No Blood for Dope
NO WAR FOR OIL. Were you alive and watching the news in the years following September 11, 2001? I was, and I remember this slogan well. The anti-war crowd insisted America’s dual wars in the Muslim world—in Iraq and Afghanistan—were about “oil.” The War on Terror had nothing to do with the Taliban or terrorism, only oil and America’s access to it. Even Nancy Pelosi called George W. Bush and Dick Cheney “two oilmen” who were dragging American troops to the Middle East in shameless financial self-interest. Bush’s name became “Bu$h.”
By Ashley Herzog4 years ago in The Swamp
