This evening I read a post by a fellow DBU classmate that talked about Mr. Obama's farewell speech and the major points he spoke on. One main point my classmate stated was that Mr. Obama stated he would continue to serve our country regardless of him being in the presidential seat. I really loved hearing this statement from our past president because it shows true dedication to our country, which I believe we need more of in our country and its leaders. 

In addition, I also was…

One of my fellow classmates posted a blog post on an interview with the current Secretary of State, John Kerry. I personally, after watching the interview, agree with Mr. Kerry that our world is becoming very "factless." With the boom of technology in our world today, it is very difficult to create policies that will be centered around each individual person's opinions and the popular vote. Because of this, we have now seen an increase of people believing the content they see online or on a…

According to an article posted by the New York Times and Samantha (a fellow DBU government student), the Republicans have stated that they will go ahead and begin to have cabinet meetings on Tuesday the tenth of January. Samantha detailed how this article intrigued her due to her interest and following of the most recent election, and how while many Democrats are complaining about the Republicans vast amount of power in both the executive and legislative branches.

After reading…

On Sunday night thousands tuned in to the Golden Globes, one of the film industries biggest nights for congratulating the best of their best. However, one of the acclaimed actresses decided to use this night for a different reason: to bash our country's newest president elect, Donald Trump. While many would say that we as Americans have freedom of speech and can say whatever we want whenever we want, many were outraged by Streep using her congratulatory speech television time to undermine…

            Today I read an article about the threat of clowns or people dressed around the nation due to a trend mostly seen on social media outlets such as Twitter and Facebook. In response to these threats, I believe that these threats while they may seem harmless should be taken seriously, especially by our local authorities and that we should begin to crack down more of these types of threats. People in these communities affected by these threats should report these threats to their…