What do presidents do or get after they leave the White House? To start off, they get a pension which was first introduced in the Former Presidents Act. This allows them to keep to themselves or relax...
As the transition of Donald Trump starts to roll along, the current President is preparing for life after the White House and wrapping up his legacy over the last 8 years. Barack Obama made history in 2008 when he became the first African-American President of the United States. Over the last two terms, he has made significant changes and contributions to the American lifestyle, all producing varying degrees of success.
The 2016 presidential campaign season has arguably been one of the most divisive times in American political history. The major political party candidates, Donald Trump(R) and Hillary Clinton(D), are considered the most unlikable presidential candidates that America has ever seen.
It is reasonable to say that a decent portion of 2016 has been very political for many of us, thanks to this year’s election. The impacts of this historic election are just beginning to become clear as the inauguration of Donald Trump edges closer and closer. Trump, with his transition team, is constructing his cabinet and getting ready for his powerful job in this rapidly shortening time period.
The climax of an already remarkable campaign season ended with the biggest shock of modern politics. By rewriting the standards of politics and completely defying poll after poll, Donald Trump will be...
Now, it is just a matter of time until we know who the next President of the United States will be. The two major party candidates, Trump and Hillary, have been involved in a multitude of controversies. They are widely seen, according to numerous polls, as the most unfavorable candidates in U.S history. The three presidential debates have also been, for lack of a better word, vicious and very heated.
With election season nearly over, we interviewed the students of Walt Whitman High School. We found out about the political issues they cared about most.
Special thanks to:
Interviewees:
Tim Jobson
Andrew...
The amount of religious prejudice Muslims face in Western countries has drastically increased. Before classifying terrorist as “horrible Muslims” who commit “horrible crimes” in foreign countries,...
Coal was once the staple energy source for the world as nations industrialized. Recently, coal usage has reached new lows around the world, sending this once titanic source of energy into its death throes...
On March 27, Christians all around the world celebrated Easter. Christians in Lahore, Pakistan were doing just that at a park filled with amusement rides for children, when, suddenly, the day took a tragic...
A huge step in the war against terror occurred on Friday, March 25. ISIS’s finance master and second-in-command, Haji Imam, was recently was killed during a raid. In addition to that, another top leader,...
Last week, the world was shaken. On March 22, two attacks went off in Brussels, Belgium, in the Zaventem international Airport and at Maelbeek subway station in central Brussels, which is close to several...
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