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Views on the News: Fidel Castro

Cuba held a two-day memorial on Monday and Tuesday for Fidel Castro, who led the country for 49 years before officially ceding power to his younger brother, President Raúl Castro, in 2008.


Views on the News: Dakota Access Pipeline

Upon conclusion of the review it launched on Sept. 9, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a statement on Tuesday, reporting its conclusion that the issue of the Dakota Access oil pipeline warrants “additional discussion and analysis.” Proponents of the pipeline cite the creation of construction jobs, increased energy independence in the U.S.


Criticize choice of climate change skeptic for EPA transition

Climate change is real, and it is caused by human activities — but Donald Trump is employing a climate-change skeptic, Myron Ebell, as head of his Environmental Protection Agency transition team, and that will only make global warming worse. According to the EPA, 97 percent of climate scientists agree that global warming has been the result of human activity, and average global temperatures are expected to rise at least 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit by the year 2100 unless there is a widespread decrease of greenhouse gas emissions.


Reconsider the electoral college’s role in American politics

Alexander Hamilton begins Federalist Paper number 68 by declaring that the agreed-upon mode of selecting the nation’s executive was uniquely uncontroversial and had received only the “slightest mark of approbation from its opponents.” Hamilton goes on to laud the compromise for its fundamental purpose: thwarting the efforts of tyrannical, popularity-driven politicians and instead entrusting knowledgeable, trustworthy electors to make the decision for the country.


Views on the News: Filibuster

In light of Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election and Republicans’ victory in Congress, Wisconsin governor Scott Walker has once again suggested that Republicans should eliminate the filibuster from the Senate, according to a Nov.


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