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Conservative Column: Forgiving student loans is theft
JEREMIAH POFF CONSERVATIVE COLUMNIST As the clown show of the 2020 presidential cycle has kicked into gear, Democratic candidates have been in a war of ideas that has essentially turned into a competition of free stuff. This should come as no surprise to any political junkie, as this has been the direction of the Democratic […]
Conservative Column: CPAC: Where Trump’s personality meets Washington, D.C. networking
JEREMIAH POFF CONSERVATIVE COLUMNIST Most of my previous columns have centered on policy proposals and directives, but this time I wanted to speak a little bit about my own experience in the political world. Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to take the Franciscan University YAF chapter to the annual Conservative Political Action Conference […]
Conservative Column: The great legislative Trojan Horse
JEREMIAH POFF CONSERVATIVE COLUMNIST Imagine yourself in six years sitting in your home. Perhaps you are married and have a kid. Maybe you’re not quite there yet and you’ve got an apartment in a big city with a couple of roommates. All of the sudden you get a notice in the mail that you have […]
Conservative Column: A nation of borders
JEREMIAH POFF CONSERVATIVE COLUMNIST “We either have a country or we don’t; we either have borders or we don’t.” This was President Donald Trump’s rallying cry on the way to his historic election in 2016, and somehow it was controversial. This past week, a caravan of migrants from Central America stormed the U.S. border with […]
Conservative Column: A nation broken, a nation divided
JEREMIAH POFF CONSERVATIVE COLUMNIST On June 14, 2017, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise began the day by joining with his colleagues for a practice ahead of the annual congressional baseball game. He ended the day in the hospital, fighting for his life after a former volunteer of the Bernie Sanders campaign opened fire on the […]
Conservative Column: The Title IX effect
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CONSERVATIVE COLUMNIST Most on this campus probably saw the article published by the National Catholic Reporter last week on the university’s alleged disdain for Title IX. Those people probably saw the distasteful and unconstructive tirades that took over social media afterwards, especially the problematic “Frannies Talk to Each Other” Facebook group. In the […]
Conservative Column: The pro-life cause transcends party lines
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CONSERVATIVE COLUMNIST It turns out that the pro-life movement is not limited to Republicans. Shocker, I know. Oftentimes, it seems that only Republicans attend the March for Life or are openly advocating for an abortion-free world. Democrats are the people with “I’m with Her” stickers still on their bumpers who say that abortion […]
Conservative Column: “50 Shades,” #MeToo and the hypocrisy of the Left
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER In the months since Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein began his free-fall from grace, dozens of high-profile men have been accused of sexual harassment, violence and misconduct. For the most part, the accused have resigned, been fired or pushed out of whatever organization they are a part of. Al Franken is […]
Conservative Column: Boys need the BSA more than girls do
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CONSERVATIVE COLUMNIST The Boy Scouts of America caved to societal demands once more on Oct. 11, 2017, announcing that girls will be allowed into the 107-year-old organization and are even able to earn the rank of Eagle Scout. Proponents of this change say that having girls in the Boy Scouts is good for […]
Conservative Column: Repeal of DACA good start
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER “If you’re going to do something, be sure to do it the right way.” Those are the words my mother has always told me, and they apply to pretty much anything, including immigration policy. During the 2016 presidential campaign, then-candidate Donald Trump promised that he would reverse what he considered […]