Both the United States and North Korea have been using South Korea as a means of communication since relations between the nations of the Korean Peninsula sparked throughout the winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. On March 8, 2018, both the White House and South Korea released statements saying that President Trump has accepted Kim Jong…
On Thursday, Nov. 16, from 7 to 9 p.m., the concert hall of the the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts was packed tight with students and community members to observe the Russell Kirk Center and the Hope College Department of Political Science co-sponsored the event: “Trump and the Future of American Democracy.” Popular…
On Nov. 2, President Donald Trump nominated Jerome H. Powell to be the next chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve. Powell is currently the governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve, but would be next to replace current Chair Janet Yellen in February. Despite Powell’s stance as a Republican, former President Barack Obama appointed him for…
By Will Byers The place for business, wealth and power is located right in the heart of New York City. People who strive to pursue such a niche location tend to fall in the streets of Manhattan where every other block is an opportunity for a new entrepreneur to plant their business. What would happen…
On Saturday, Oct. 21, President Donald Trump announced that he would release all documents related to the assassination of President John F. Ken- nedy in 1963. He also explained that he will keep files holding names and addresses of people still alive confidential. Up to 3,100 documents that make up tens of thousands of pages…
The most powerful earthquake in 30 years hit Mexico mid-day on Sept. 19. According to the US Geological Survey, the epicenter of the 7.1-magnitude earthquake was 2.8 miles northeast of San Juan Raboso and 34.1 miles southwest of the city of Puebla, in Puebla state. The heart of Mexico City was hit when the devastating…
After a rally speech in Alabama on Saturday in which President Donald Trump suggested that NFL owners fire those “sons of b*tches” kneeling during the national anthem, the public awoke Sunday morning anxious to see how the league would respond to such a divisive demand. In a professional sports league where the ownership demographic drastically…
In the past week, conflicts arose between President Trump and the NFL players from several different football who teams knelt during the national anthem. During this third week of protests, players from teams such as the Baltimore Ravens, the Pittsburgh Steelers and even the Detroit Lions linked arms and knelt for the national anthem. These…
The recent nullification of the executive order referred to as DACA brings into question, once again, the purpose of our representatives in Washington, and the morally reprehensible politicalization of human beings, many of whom have lived in this country since well be- fore they reached the age of ac- countability. You may recall that DACA…
We are failing our country. Right now, America is too hung up on building a wall or hating on the opposing political party to see actual issues arising. In case you haven’t been into the media lately, President Trump’s ad- ministration has decided to rescind DACA, which stands for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. DACA…