All posts by Eric Essagof
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The US-Israel Alliance: A Strong But Turbulent Friendship
The current conflict in Israel has brought the alliance between Israel and the United States under scrutiny. While...
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It’s Time To Bring Back The Firing Squad
In the United States, it's getting harder and harder to kill people. Recently a federal judge suggested a...
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The Senate Torture Report: Government Infighting Over Release
The nation has been waiting for the Senate’s 6,000 page report on the use of torture during the...
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Internet Fast Lanes Will Change How You Use the Web
The FCC is on the verge of allowing internet fast lanes that would allow content providers to pay...
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D.C. Gun Laws Ruled Unconstitutional, Again
Just weeks after Congress tried to overturn a few of D.C.’s laws, a U.S. District Court judge has...
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Student Loans Burden a Generation
The Class of 2018 is having an exciting summer. They get to figure out which dorms they will...
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Cruel and Unusual: California Death Penalty Delays
A federal judge ruled last week that California’s death penalty system is unconstitutional because it violates the Eighth...
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Crisis at the Border: Influx of Child Immigrants Causes Major Problems
Congress and President Barack Obama have to quickly respond to a recent influx of thousands of Central American...
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“Mayor Harris” Might Accidentally Legalize Weed in DC
Congress is on track to accidentally legalize marijuana in the nation’s capital. To understand why, you first have...
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Iranian Nuclear Talks: Final Deadline Looming
Iran and the major world powers (the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, and Germany) have...
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What You Need to Know Now About the GM Recall
Car companies rarely make headlines for things that hey have done right, and General Motors is no exception....
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Kidnapping and Revenge: The Latest Chapter in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
It’s an all too familiar occurrence: violence has broken out between Israelis and Palestinians. This time, the fighting...
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The People vs. Luis Suarez
It’s all anyone watching the World Cup can talk about. Luis Suarez, star striker for Uruguay and Liverpool...
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Turn Down for What: Does the Minimum Drinking Age Act Work?
The National Minimum Drinking Age Act, passed in 1984, is turning 30 this year. The law, meant to...
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No Strings Attached: Replacing Welfare With a Guaranteed Income
Since President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty, there has been a debate on how to best give the...
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U.S. Elections: Americans Don’t Rock the Vote and Here’s Why
America is supposed to be the world’s greatest democracy, but can it possibly live up to that promise...
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Crisis Hits Iraq: The Rise of ISIS
Iraq, the country America spent over eight and a half years nation building, is in a state of...
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Schumer’s Crusades Against Weird Alcohol Help Build His War Chest
Sen. Chuck Schumer has spent years shutting down non-traditional alcohol innovation in the name of American youth. But...
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Lethal Injection Crisis in America: How States Are Solving the Problem
Due to lethal injection crisis in America--the dwindling access to typical lethal injection drugs-- states across the nation...
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Congress’ Next Battle: Financing America’s Dwindling Highway Trust Fund
Congress has until the end of August 2014 to find a way to fix the billion dollar shortfall...
